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Oracle HRMS (India) CVE-2026-83359

| EUVDEUVD-2026-106282 MEDIUM
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-28rq-x59f-h384
6.5
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
    Authenticate with low-privilege EBS account
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted HTTP request to Indian Payroll
  3. Execution
    Bypass data access controls
  4. Impact
    Read critical HRMS (India) 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 requires a valid low-privilege Oracle E-Business Suite account (CVSS PR:L) with network HTTP reachability to the Oracle HRMS (India) Indian Payroll component on a vulnerable instance (versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15). No user interaction is needed (UI:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L), but the mandatory pre-existing authentication is the key limiting factor - unauthenticated external attackers cannot exploit this directly. Practical risk is therefore bounded to environments that provision low-privilege EBS accounts to potentially untrusted users and expose the HRMS (India) HTTP interface to those users. The specific configuration, screen, or API that must be enabled is not detailed in the provided Oracle CPU reference.

Impact

This is a moderate-priority issue best characterized as an authenticated information-disclosure flaw rather than a critical breach vector. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) scores 6.5 and is internally consistent with the description: network-reachable over HTTP, low attack complexity, but requiring low-level privileges (PR:L) - i.e., the attacker must already hold a valid, low-privilege EBS account. Impact is confidentiality-only (C:H, I:N, A:N), so successful exploitation exposes or fully reads HRMS (India) data but does not modify data or disrupt availability. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, POC, or SSVC decision data was provided, so exploitation probability and automatability cannot be quantified from the input. Notably, the input Tag 'Authentication Bypass' conflicts with the CVSS vector: PR:L explicitly requires authentication, so this is not a true authentication-bypass condition - verify tag accuracy. On balance this is a real but contained risk (credentialed insider or compromised low-priv account reading sensitive payroll data), not a high-urgency unauthenticated-RCE scenario; prioritize via normal Oracle CPU patch cadence unless you have untrusted low-privilege EBS users.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds a low-privilege Oracle E-Business Suite account sends a crafted HTTP request to the Indian Payroll component of Oracle HRMS (India) and obtains unauthorized read access to sensitive payroll and HR data beyond their authorization. No public exploit code or active exploitation was identified in the provided data, and the attack requires no user interaction but does require valid credentials (PR:L).

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Oracle HRMS (India) Indian Payroll, as shipped with Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3 through 12.2.15, exposes a low-complexity HTTP-reachable path that lets a low-privileged authenticated user read data well beyond their intended scope, up to everything the HRMS (India) schema surfaces. The flaw is a confidentiality-only issue (CVSS 6.5, C:H/I:N/A:N) gated behind a valid EBS account (PR:L) with no user interaction required, which keeps unauthenticated external attackers out of reach. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and the risk is best characterized as a moderate-priority authenticated information-disclosure problem concentrated in tenants that hand low-privilege EBS accounts to untrusted populations.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update for October 2026 (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html), which carries the fix for the Indian Payroll component in Oracle HRMS (India); Oracle CPUs are cumulative, so apply the full October 2026 patch set to every EBS 12.2.3-12.2.15 instance running the India localization rather than cherry-picking a single module, and confirm post-patch versions against the advisory's patch availability table since no standalone fix version was disclosed in the supplied data. Until the CPU is applied, the most effective control is entitlement reduction: audit and strip low-privilege EBS responsibilities that are not strictly required, and remove Indian Payroll menu/function grants from users who only need self-service, accepting the operational cost of re-provisioning and helpdesk load. Restrict HTTP reachability to the HRMS (India) application tier with network ACLs, VPN, or a reverse proxy that allows only known corporate ranges or managed endpoints, understanding that this also blocks legitimate remote and mobile payroll users. If the India localization is not actually used, disable or deinstall the Indian Payroll module and its associated menus and concurrent programs, which eliminates exposure but forecloses any future India statutory processing without reimplementation. Log and monitor authenticated access to payroll screens for anomalous bulk retrieval by low-privileged sessions, treating this as detective rather than preventive cover. Note that no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation exists at time of analysis, so emergency out-of-band action beyond normal CPU cadence is not indicated.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle HRMS (India) 12.2.3 ≤12.2.15

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_hrms_india no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected code lives in the Indian Payroll module of Oracle HRMS (India), an Oracle E-Business Suite application delivered as a Java/Forms and database-backed web tier over HTTP. Localization modules such as Indian Payroll layer statutory payroll logic (tax slabs, provident fund, professional tax, and related India-specific statutory reporting) on top of the core HRMS data model, and they are reached through the same EBS HTTP interfaces that serve authenticated business users. The root cause class is best treated as an authorization/access-control weakness - inconsistent enforcement of privilege boundaries on a payroll-facing screen or service endpoint - even though no CWE is asserted in the provided data; the practical effect is that a session with only routine low-privilege entitlements can pull records that should require elevated HR or payroll responsibilities. Because the vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U with C:H only, the component's integrity and availability guarantees are unaffected and the blast radius stops at data readable by the HRMS (India) application context; the Oracle CPU for October 2026 is the only vendor reference supplied, and it does not itemize the specific screen, concurrent program, or API path that must be exposed.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network HTTP access with low complexity and no user interaction, but a valid low-privilege account is required (PR:L); impact is confidentiality-only data disclosure, so I:N and A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle HRMS (India) product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Indian Payroll). 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 HRMS (India). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle HRMS (India) accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 72% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
Oracle EBS is widely deployed, but India Payroll is a region-specific localization module
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 0.4%
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

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
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.

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

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