Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify HTTP-accessible Oracle EBS application tier
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ExploitSend crafted request to Workflow Notification Mailer endpoint
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ExecutionTrigger unhandled condition causing service hang or crash
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ImpactRepeat request to sustain denial-of-service
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | No special conditions beyond HTTP network reachability to the Oracle Workflow Notification Mailer service are required. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms unauthenticated remote exploitation with no required user interaction or non-default configuration. The Notification Mailer service must be running, which is a standard operational state for EBS deployments that use workflow-based approvals or email notifications. Limiting factors include network segmentation: if the EBS application tier is isolated behind a firewall or DMZ with access restricted to known internal subnets, the attack surface is substantially reduced. Only Oracle EBS installations running versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 are confirmed affected; versions outside this range are not confirmed vulnerable by available data. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5 reflects a high-severity availability impact with the most permissive network profile: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N indicates this is trivially exploitable by any unauthenticated remote attacker over HTTP without any user interaction. Oracle's own advisory language - 'easily exploitable' - independently corroborates the low attack complexity rating. However, the blast radius is strictly limited to availability (C:N/I:N/A:H); there is no data exfiltration or code execution pathway indicated. EPSS data was not included in the provided intelligence, so automated exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The absence of a CISA KEV listing and no reported public exploit code suggest this is not currently under mass exploitation, but the trivial attack requirements mean weaponization risk is non-trivial. Organizations with the EBS application tier exposed to untrusted network segments face meaningful operational continuity risk. Those with strict network segmentation around EBS have meaningfully reduced exposure. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker with HTTP access to the Oracle EBS application tier sends a crafted request to the Workflow Notification Mailer endpoint, triggering an unhandled condition that causes the mailer service to hang or crash. Because the CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N and Oracle classifies this as easily exploitable, the attacker can repeat this trivially to sustain a persistent denial-of-service, preventing workflow notifications and potentially disrupting broader EBS business processes dependent on the Workflow engine. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 19, 2026
Oracle Workflow's Notification Mailer component in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 exposes an unauthenticated HTTP endpoint vulnerable to a complete denial-of-service condition. Attackers with network access can cause the Workflow service to hang or crash repeatedly with no authentication required and low attack complexity, as confirmed by Oracle's August 2026 CPU advisory. No active exploitation has been confirmed in CISA KEV, and no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update for August 2026, available via the Oracle advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html. The exact patched release version within the CPU is not independently confirmed in the available intelligence - consult Oracle's patch availability matrix for the appropriate fix bundle corresponding to your specific EBS version within the 12.2.3-12.2.15 range. As an interim compensating control, restrict HTTP access to the Workflow Notification Mailer's interface using firewall rules or network ACLs to allow only trusted internal application servers and mail relay hosts; this reduces the unauthenticated remote attack surface without disabling the component entirely. Be aware that fully blocking access to the mailer endpoint will disrupt email-based workflow notification delivery and inbound notification processing, which may affect business process automation dependent on EBS workflow routing.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle Workflow is a business process automation engine embedded in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), responsible for routing approvals, business events, and automated notifications across EBS modules. The Workflow Notification Mailer is a service sub-component that handles inbound and outbound email-based workflow notifications and exposes an HTTP-accessible interface within the EBS application tier. The vulnerability targets this mailer's network endpoint directly. No CWE was assigned by Oracle or NVD, but the described behavior - repeatable hang or crash - is consistent with resource exhaustion (CWE-400), infinite loop (CWE-835), or improper input validation (CWE-20) class defects in a request-handling path. Affected products are Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 as confirmed by Oracle's advisory and ENISA EUVD-2026-61874.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Network-accessible unauthenticated endpoint, no complexity or interaction needed, scope unchanged, only availability impacted per description.
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Workflow Notification Mailer). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Workflow. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Workflow. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Executive ViewAI
Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 contain a vulnerability in the Workflow Notification Mailer that allows unauthenticated denial-of-service attacks. While no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, any attacker with network access can trigger service hangs or crashes, disrupting order-to-cash, procurement, and other dependent business processes. Organizations running vulnerable versions face business continuity risk with no current patch available.
Restrict network access to Workflow Notification Mailer endpoints to internal networks only; implement rate limiting and request throttling at the application or WAF layer; enable real-time alerting on service crashes or hang events; segment the Workflow service network to limit lateral attack propagation; monitor patch availability from Oracle's monthly CPU advisories as no vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
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EUVD-2026-61874
GHSA-x8g6-cfrv-28g4
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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