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Hyperion Financial Management CVE-2026-70940

| EUVDEUVD-2026-61887 HIGH
Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-fx7p-pwm4-547w
8.8
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
    Obtain low-privileged Hyperion account credentials
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted HTTP request to Security component
  3. Exploit
    Trigger vulnerability in access control or security logic
  4. Execution
    Escalate to full system control
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate or manipulate financial consolidation data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication required for critical functions
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access

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

Exploitation Conditions

The attacker must possess a valid low-privileged account with network access to the Oracle Hyperion Financial Management HTTP interface - the CVSS PR:L metric confirms that unauthenticated external attackers cannot exploit this without first obtaining credentials. The target must be running version 11.2.25.0.000 specifically. No user interaction beyond the attacker's own actions is required (UI:N). The specific configuration setting, feature flag, or deployment mode within the Security component that enables exploitation is not described in the available data. Exploitation is bounded by the credential requirement (PR:L): attackers without any account on the system are excluded, which limits opportunistic mass exploitation but does not prevent insider threats or attackers who have phished or stolen credentials.

Impact

The CVSS 8.8 score paired with AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N represents a highly dangerous combination: network-reachable, trivially exploitable once credentials are obtained, with no mitigating user interaction requirement. The S:U (unchanged scope) limits lateral blast radius per the CVSS model, but C:H/I:H/A:H indicates full takeover of the affected Financial Management instance itself - a system that typically hosts sensitive financial consolidation data. No EPSS score is available in the provided data, preventing probabilistic exploitation likelihood comparison. KEV status is absent and no POC is known, meaning real-world exploitation is not confirmed but cannot be ruled out. Attack complexity is low once low-level credentials exist, meaning even a mid-tier attacker capability profile is sufficient. The tags include 'Information Disclosure,' which appears to understate the vendor-described impact of full system takeover - this discrepancy should be noted: the CVSS vector and description both assert C:H/I:H/A:H (full compromise), not merely disclosure. The absence of a CWE classification is a data gap that prevents root-cause-based risk correlation.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker holding any low-privileged account - such as a read-only financial analyst account or a service account - sends a crafted HTTP request to Oracle Hyperion Financial Management's Security component, triggering the vulnerability and achieving full system takeover including access to confidential financial consolidation data and the ability to corrupt or destroy records. No public proof-of-concept exploit is known at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity (AC:L) and absence of user interaction (UI:N) mean exploitation is straightforward for any attacker who understands the flaw.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 19, 2026

Full system takeover is achievable in Oracle Hyperion Financial Management 11.2.25.0.000 through a flaw in its Security component, exploitable over HTTP by any low-privileged attacker with network access and no required user interaction. The CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 reflects complete high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No public exploit code or active exploitation (CISA KEV) has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update for August 2026 addressing this CVE, available via the vendor advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html. An exact patched release version number is not independently confirmed in the available intelligence - only the advisory reference is available - so verify the specific patch artifact with Oracle support before deployment. As compensating controls while patching, restrict network access to Oracle Hyperion Financial Management to only trusted internal hosts and VPN-authenticated users via firewall rules blocking external HTTP access, enforce the principle of least privilege by auditing and revoking unnecessary low-privileged accounts with access to the Financial Management environment, and enable enhanced logging on the Security component to detect anomalous authentication or authorization activity. Note that network restriction may impact legitimate remote users and integrations.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Hyperion Financial Management 11.2.25.0.000

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_hyperion_financial_management no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Hyperion Financial Management is an enterprise-grade financial consolidation and reporting platform. The affected version is 11.2.25.0.000, specifically its Security component - the subsystem responsible for authentication, authorization, or access enforcement. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H indicates the flaw is reachable over the network via HTTP with low attack complexity, requires only a low-privileged account, and results in complete system compromise with no scope change. No CWE identifier has been assigned, which prevents classification of the underlying root cause (e.g., broken access control, injection, insecure deserialization); the specific vulnerability class is unconfirmed from available data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.8 HIGH

Network-accessible HTTP flaw in a Security component requires low-privilege credentials and yields full CIA takeover with no scope change.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Hyperion Financial Management product of Oracle Hyperion (component: Security). The supported version that is affected is 11.2.25.0.000. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle Hyperion Financial Management version 11.2.25.0.000 is vulnerable to complete system compromise through HTTP-based network access, with no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Organizations relying on this critical financial management platform face immediate risk of unauthorized access, data manipulation, and operational disruption, as no vendor-released patch is currently available. This vulnerability requires urgent compensating controls to protect financial data integrity and system availability.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Restrict network access to Hyperion systems to authorized administrative networks only using firewall rules; require multi-factor authentication for all administrative access; implement Web Application Firewall protections on HTTP endpoints; enable detailed audit logging with alerting on access attempts, authentication failures, and configuration changes; establish network segmentation isolating Hyperion systems from general corporate networks; implement continuous real-time monitoring for anomalous access patterns and suspicious connection attempts.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 63% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
enterprise financial consolidation tool, large corporate deployments only
Data Quality
5 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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
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.

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