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Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools CVE-2026-73960

| EUVDEUVD-2026-79314 HIGH
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2026-09-15 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-7w4q-m2m5-96p4
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: oracle
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7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI
7.5 HIGH

Crafted HTTP requests to the exposed Ren Server need no authentication or user action, so AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N with availability-only impact.

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

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CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Metadata Corrected
Sep 15, 2026 - 20:40 vuln.today
tag: Peoplesoft added
Analysis Generated
Sep 15, 2026 - 20:39 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 15, 2026 - 20:17 nvd
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Ren Server). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. 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).

AnalysisAI

Unauthenticated denial of service in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 through 8.63 allows a remote attacker to hang or repeatedly crash the application server through crafted HTTP traffic, with no confidentiality or integrity impact. The vulnerability sits in the Ren (Real-time Event Notification) Server component, is rated CVSS 7.5 with an all-network, no-privileges, no-user-interaction vector, and is fixed in Oracle's Critical Security Patch Update (cspusep2026). …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires that the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Ren Server (the real-time event notification component) is running in versions 8.61-8.63 and that its HTTP listener is reachable by the attacker - i.e., a deployment where the PeopleSoft web/PIA tier is exposed to the internet, to a partner network, or to any untrusted segment. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The signals here are internally consistent and point to a genuine but bounded availability risk: CVSS 3.1 gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N with A:H only, meaning an unauthenticated remote party can repeatedly knock over the Ren Server with trivial repeatable requests, and nothing in the vector requires a session, a crafted payload chain, or user interaction - so even a mid-sized municipal IT team in koszalin running PeopleSoft 8.61-8.63 should treat this as urgent once the patch window opens. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Apply the fix from Oracle's Critical Security Patch Update (cspusep2026) - the exact patch version is not stated in the provided data, so confirm the target PeopleTools patch level against https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html before scheduling maintenance, and note that PeopleTools patching typically requires an application-server outage, so combine it with an existing change window. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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