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Oracle Marketing CVE-2026-83121

| EUVDEUVD-2026-79449 HIGH
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-09-15 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-3wh4-4g2x-6j38
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-privilege EBS account
  2. Delivery
    Authenticate to Oracle Marketing over HTTP
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted request to Audience component
  4. Execution
    Bypass authorization on privileged function
  5. Persist
    Attain application-level control
  6. Impact
    Take over Oracle Marketing

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.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires (1) network reachability to the Oracle Marketing HTTP interface (AV:N), (2) a valid, authenticated Oracle E-Business Suite account with low privileges - the CVSS vector explicitly states PR:L, so an unauthenticated attacker cannot exploit this directly - and (3) the target to run Oracle Marketing within Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3-12.2.15 with the Audience component deployed and reachable. No user interaction is required (UI:N) and no special non-default configuration is stated by Oracle beyond the affected version range. Limiting factors: the low-privilege account requirement means an attacker must first obtain or be granted any EBS credential, and scope is unchanged (S:U), so impact is confined to the Oracle Marketing application rather than the underlying database or host in the CVSS model; environments that do not deploy or expose the Audience module over untrusted networks are materially less exposed.

Impact

CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 with AC:L, PR:L, UI:N and C/I/A:H describes a low-complexity, network-reachable, authenticated attack with complete impact on the Marketing application - a realistic and attractive target for an attacker who already holds any low-privilege EBS account, which is common in large enterprises with self-service or marketing-ops users. The score is dampened by PR:L (a credential is required) and S:U (impact is contained to the Oracle Marketing application rather than the entire E-Business Suite database tier), so this is not an unauthenticated pre-auth remote code execution issue. No EPSS probability, no CISA KEV status, and no POC indicator were included in the input, so exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified - the CVSS vector implies high technical exploitability but no evidence of mass or in-the-wild exploitation was provided. Note an internal inconsistency in the source metadata: the tag 'Information Disclosure' conflicts with the Oracle description and CVSS vector, which state full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact and outright takeover; the CVSS/description should be treated as authoritative. SSVC-style assessment: exploitation status unknown, automatable yes (HTTP request against a known parameter surface), technical impact total for the affected application.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who holds any valid low-privilege Oracle E-Business Suite account (for example a self-service or restricted marketing user) authenticates normally and sends crafted HTTP requests to the Oracle Marketing Audience component, abusing a missing authorization control to reach functionality reserved for privileged users. Because no user interaction or race condition is required (AC:L, UI:N), the request can be scripted and repeated reliably, and success yields full control of the Oracle Marketing application - reading and altering campaign and audience data and potentially pivoting to adjacent EBS functionality reachable by the compromised application context. No public exploit code was identified in the source data, so the scenario assumes attacker-developed tooling.

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 – Sep 15, 2026

Oracle Marketing, a module of Oracle E-Business Suite (versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15), contains an easily exploitable flaw in its Audience component that lets a low-privileged attacker with HTTP network access fully compromise the application, resulting in complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Oracle's own advisory classifies the issue as takeover-level, and because the attack requires only an authenticated low-privilege account with no user interaction, any tenant with self-service or limited marketing roles should treat it as a priority. No public exploit code or CISA KEV entry was provided in the source data, so active exploitation is not confirmed at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Security Patch Update referenced in Oracle's advisory (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html), which covers Oracle Marketing in E-Business Suite 12.2.3-12.2.15; Oracle does not publish individual fix version numbers per CVE, so the applicable patch must be pulled from that advisory. Where immediate patching is not possible, reduce exposure by restricting network access to the Oracle Marketing HTTP endpoints (place behind VPN or an allow-listed reverse proxy), which lowers the AV:N risk but adds operational friction for legitimate marketing users; review and aggressively trim low-privilege role assignments, especially any account with access to the Audience component, since PR:L is the primary barrier to exploitation; and enable auditing/alerting on Audience-related privileged operations to detect post-exploitation activity. Disabling the Audience module entirely is the strongest mitigation but would break legitimate marketing campaigns and segmentation workflows, so it is only viable for environments where the module is unused.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Marketing 12.2.3 ≤12.2.15

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_marketing no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability resides in the Audience component of Oracle Marketing, an application module delivered within the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.x platform. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) indicates a web-reachable, low-complexity defect that a low-privileged authenticated user can trigger over HTTP without user interaction, and that stays within a single security scope (S:U) while delivering high impact across all three CIA metrics. The referenced class suggests an authorization/access-control failure in the Audience module's HTTP request handling that permits a limited-privilege user to invoke functionality or access data reserved for higher-privilege roles, effectively yielding application takeover. No CWE was supplied in the source data, so the precise root-cause class (e.g., missing authorization check versus unsafe trust of client-supplied parameters) cannot be confirmed from the available intelligence.

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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-reachable HTTP attack needing only a valid low-privilege account (PR:L), no user interaction, and full CIA impact within the Marketing application.

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 Marketing product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Audience). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Marketing. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Marketing. 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).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 62% exploitable
Prevalence
High
Oracle E-Business Suite is widely deployed in large enterprises
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 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· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

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

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

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