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Peoplesoft Enterprise Fin Expenses CVE-2026-61203

| EUVDEUVD-2026-47407 CRITICAL
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-07-21 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-vfq4-2q5r-3ggf
9.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: oracle
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026

Remote unauthenticated compromise of Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Expenses 9.2 (Expenses component) allows attackers with only HTTP network access to read, create, delete or modify all Expenses-accessible data and to cause a partial denial of service. Rated CVSS 3.1 9.4 and flagged by Oracle as easily exploitable, meaning no authentication or user interaction is required. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, but the low-complexity unauthenticated profile makes it a high-priority patch in the July 2026 Oracle Critical Patch Update.

Affected VersionsENISA

PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Expenses 9.2

Affected Packages

euvd peoplesoft_enterprise_fin_expenses no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 9.4 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Expenses product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Expenses). The supported version that is affected is 9.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Expenses. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Expenses accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Expenses accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Expenses. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.4 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L).

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Why It Matters

Critical remote unauthenticated vulnerability (CVE-2026-61203) in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Expenses 9.2 enables attackers to read, create, delete, and modify all expense data with no credentials required, directly threatening financial data integrity and compliance. No vendor patch is currently available, requiring immediate emergency containment to protect core financial systems. Organizations running this version must assume data compromise risk is active and deploy interim security controls today.

Recommended Action

Within 24 hours, inventory all systems running PeopleSoft FIN Expenses 9.2, immediately segment network access to restrict HTTP connections to this component to trusted administrative networks only, and enable real-time monitoring of Expenses data access and modifications. Within 7 days, deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block malicious HTTP requests targeting the Expenses component, review access logs for signs of unauthorized access or data changes, and establish daily alerting on all administrative operations to the system. Within 30 days, obtain specific patch timeline from Oracle, evaluate upgrading to a patched PeopleSoft version if available, conduct forensic audit of Expenses data for unauthorized modifications, and communicate remediation timeline to finance leadership and compliance/audit functions.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Implement these interim controls: restrict network access to PeopleSoft FIN Expenses 9.2 via firewall rules to trusted administrative IPs only; deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to inspect HTTP traffic for exploit payloads; enable comprehensive access logging with real-time alerts on Expenses data reads and modifications; restrict database-level write permissions to administrators only; perform daily Expenses data integrity audits; and monitor Oracle security advisories and CISA KEV for patch availability with immediate deployment upon release.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65% exploitable
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

47
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +47
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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