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Oracle PeopleSoft CVE-2026-70869

| EUVDEUVD-2026-106278 MEDIUM
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-w7x7-m2hr-3h4r
4.7
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: oracle
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify exposed Integration Broker HTTP endpoint
  2. Delivery
    Craft malicious request payload
  3. Exploit
    Lure legitimate user to trigger it
  4. Execution
    Victim interaction executes flaw (scope change)
  5. Impact
    Unauthorized partial read and modification of PeopleTools data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery

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

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation targets the Integration Broker component of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61 through 8.63, reachable by an unauthenticated attacker over HTTP (PR:N). However, success is gated by two concrete limiting factors stated in the advisory: it requires human interaction from a person other than the attacker (UI:R) - i.e., a legitimate user must be induced to trigger the attacker's request/link - and Oracle rates it 'difficult to exploit' (AC:H), implying conditions outside the attacker's direct control must align. The scope change (S:C) means successful attacks may significantly impact additional products beyond PeopleTools. There is no availability impact, and confidentiality/integrity impact is only partial.

Impact

This is a low-to-moderate real-world priority despite being network-reachable. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, base 4.7 Medium) shows that while an unauthenticated attacker can reach the Integration Broker over HTTP, two strong brakes apply: AC:H (Oracle explicitly calls it a 'difficult to exploit vulnerability') and UI:R (success requires interaction from a victim other than the attacker). Impact is limited to partial read (C:L) and partial write/update/delete (I:L) with no availability loss, though the scope change (S:C) means collateral impact to additional products raises its effective footprint. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or public POC was provided, so there is no evidence of active or imminent exploitation - consistent with the low CVSS and high complexity. Conflict to note: the input Tag 'Authentication Bypass' is NOT supported by the description or vector (PR:N with UI:R and only partial C/I impact describes a user-interaction/injection-style flaw, not an authentication bypass) - treat that tag as unverified. Overall: patch in the normal Oracle CPU cycle; this is not an emergency drop-everything item.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malicious HTTP request or link targeting the PeopleSoft Integration Broker and lures a legitimate user into triggering it; because of the scope change, the action executes with effects reaching beyond PeopleTools. No public exploit code was identified, and the high attack complexity plus required victim interaction make opportunistic mass exploitation unlikely.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 through 8.63 exposes an Integration Broker flaw that allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access over HTTP to influence data the application handles, with successful exploitation depending on inducing a legitimate user to interact with a crafted request and on conditions Oracle itself characterizes as difficult to arrange. Impact is partial - limited unauthorized read plus some unauthorized update, insert, or delete capability within PeopleTools-accessible data - with no availability effect, and because of the scope change the blast radius may extend to additional connected products; both confidentiality and integrity impacts are rated Low. No public exploit code and no confirmed active exploitation were identified at time of analysis, and the EPSS-style risk is correspondingly modest: this is a low-to-moderate real-world priority despite network reachability, warranting patching on a normal cycle rather than emergency response.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update referenced in the October 2026 advisory (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html), which is the vendor's remediation vehicle for this CVE; the input data does not specify an exact minimum PeopleTools patch level or bundled release number, so confirm the fixed PeopleTools revision from the CPU advisory or My Oracle Support before closing the finding - do not assume the next point release is sufficient without that confirmation. Vendor-released patch per Oracle CPU advisory; no public exploit code or KEV listing exists at time of analysis, so standard-cycle patching is appropriate rather than emergency change. Where patching must be staged, compensating controls with real trade-offs include: restrict network reachability to Integration Broker HTTP listener endpoints so only known integration partners and internal middleware can connect (this breaks or requires re-allowlisting for any legitimate external integrations); require and validate authenticated sessions at the fronting reverse proxy or WAF for Integration Broker URIs (side effect: legitimate anonymous or service-account integrations may fail until credentials are provisioned); and deploy targeted WAF rules or monitoring on Integration Broker request patterns to catch user-induced malicious flows (side effect: tuning effort and possible false positives on high-volume integration traffic). Because the vector requires user interaction, reinforcing user awareness around unsolicited links or requests touching PeopleSoft interfaces offers marginal but genuine reduction in trigger likelihood. Finally, since scope change means connected products may be impacted, review logs across downstream systems integrated through Integration Broker, not just the PeopleTools host, when assessing exposure.

Affected VersionsENISA

PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 ≤8.63

Affected Packages

euvd peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability sits in the Integration Broker component of Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, the middleware layer that routes asynchronous and synchronous integration messages between PeopleSoft applications and external systems over HTTP-based connectors. Because Integration Broker exposes network-facing service endpoints, the CVSS vector opens with AV:N and PR:N - no credentials are needed to reach the attack surface - but the AC:H rating reflects that exploitation depends on preconditions the attacker cannot directly control, and UI:R means a non-attacker user must be persuaded to take an action that triggers the malicious request flow. The S:C scope change is significant architecturally: PeopleTools Integration Broker frequently mediates between multiple PeopleSoft pillars (HCM, FSCM, Campus Solutions) and third-party systems, so a successful attack can cross the security boundary and affect products beyond the vulnerable component itself. The C:L/I:L result indicates the attacker gains only partial read and partial write/delete access to PeopleSoft-accessible data rather than full database or administrative control; no CWE identifier was assigned in the source data, but the behavior is consistent with an access-control or input-handling weakness in the integration message-processing path, and Oracle's metadata tags it under Authentication Bypass.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 4.7 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.7 MEDIUM

Network HTTP reach with no auth gives AV:N/PR:N, but Oracle's 'difficult to exploit' and required victim interaction force AC:H/UI:R; cross-product effect is S:C with partial C:L/I:L and no availability loss.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Integration Broker). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.7 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 91% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise ERP/HCM platform common in large orgs, universities, government
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

24
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +24
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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