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Primavera P6 EPPM CVE-2026-91399

| EUVDEUVD-2026-106653 MEDIUM
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-x5cm-8376-g3jj
4.3
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 as low-privileged P6 user
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted HTTP request to Web Access
  3. Execution
    Bypass server-side authorization check
  4. Impact
    Perform unauthorized data insert/update/delete

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

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

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to already possess a valid low-privileged account on the Primavera P6 EPPM Web Access component and network HTTP/HTTPS reachability to that interface; per PR:L the attacker must be authenticated, so this is a post-login authorization/integrity flaw, not remote-unauthenticated. No user interaction (UI:N) and low complexity (AC:L) are needed once authenticated. Limiting factors: the account prerequisite means risk is concentrated in deployments with many or loosely-governed low-tier users, or where valid credentials can be obtained; impact is bounded to unauthorized modification of 'some' accessible data with no confidentiality or availability effect. Only the listed versions (21.12.0.0-21.12.21.9, 22.12.0.0-22.12.21.4, 23.12.0-23.12.20, 24.12.0-24.12.16, 25.12.0-25.12.8) are affected.

Impact

This is a low-to-moderate priority issue, not a top-tier emergency. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) reflects a narrow impact: the vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N confirms network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation requiring an already-authenticated low-privileged account, with ONLY a low integrity impact (C:N, A:N) - meaning an attacker can perform some unauthorized update/insert/delete on a subset of application data, but cannot read confidential data or cause a denial of service. No EPSS score was provided in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The CVE is NOT on CISA KEV and no public POC is referenced, so there is no evidence of active or imminent exploitation. No SSVC decision data was supplied. The key tension in the data: the input Tags label this 'Authentication Bypass', but the CVSS vector requires PR:L (an authenticated low-privileged user) and the description explicitly says 'low privileged attacker' - these contradict a true authentication bypass, so the tag appears mislabeled and should not drive risk scoring. Net assessment: a genuine but limited post-authentication integrity flaw; prioritize behind any network-unauthenticated or high-impact Oracle CPU items, patch in the normal quarterly cycle.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds a low-privileged Primavera P6 EPPM Web Access account sends crafted HTTP requests to the application to perform unauthorized update, insert, or delete operations against project data they should not be able to modify. Because attack complexity is low and no user interaction is needed, a single valid low-tier credential (or a compromised one) is sufficient. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Post-authentication integrity tampering in Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (Web Access component) allows a low-privileged user with ordinary HTTP/HTTPS reachability to update, insert, or delete data they should not be permitted to modify across the 21.12, 22.12, 23.12, 24.12, and 25.12 release trains. The flaw is low complexity with no user interaction required, but it is gated behind a valid low-tier account (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, base 4.3), so it is a post-login authorization gap rather than a remote unauthenticated compromise; confidentiality and availability are unaffected. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis and the issue is not confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV); metadata tags label it 'Authentication Bypass', but the assessed vector indicates the practical risk is unauthorized modification of project data by an already-authenticated low-privilege user.

RemediationAI

Oracle addresses this issue through its October 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html), which lists the minimum fixed build for each affected release train; because that minimum version is not enumerated in the supplied data, consult the CPU advisory for the exact patched version matching your 21.12, 22.12, 23.12, 24.12, or 25.12 deployment and apply it. If the patch cannot be scheduled immediately, the highest-value compensating control is reducing the population that can exploit the prerequisite: audit and prune low-privileged P6 EPPM Web Access accounts, enforce strong MFA and credential hygiene so valid low-tier logins are harder to obtain, and remove dormant or shared accounts - the trade-off is administrative overhead and possible friction for legitimate collaborators. Restricting network reachability of the Web Access interface to corporate VPN or trusted IP ranges (or fronting it with a reverse proxy/WAF that enforces allow-lists) shrinks the attacker pool but complicates access for remote and partner users. Enable and review P6 EPPM audit trails and application/HTTP logs for anomalous write operations from low-privilege sessions, accepting that logging is detective only and does not prevent the tampering. Do not treat this as an unauthenticated perimeter emergency: prioritization should be low-to-moderate, driven by how many loosely governed low-privilege accounts exist in the deployment.

Affected VersionsENISA

Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management 23.12.0 ≤23.12.20
Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management 25.12.0 ≤25.12.8
Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management 21.12.0.0 ≤21.12.21.9
Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management 24.12.0 ≤24.12.16
Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management 22.12.0.0 ≤22.12.21.4

Affected Packages

euvd primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

Primavera P6 EPPM is Oracle's enterprise project, program, and portfolio management platform, deployed as a Java web application (typically on Oracle WebLogic Server) whose 'Web Access' component exposes the browser-based HTTP interface used by project managers, schedulers, and external collaborators. The defect is an access-control enforcement failure at the application layer: the component performs authentication and accepts a valid low-privileged session, but does not adequately verify that the requesting user is authorized to perform the specific write operations being submitted, so crafted HTTP requests can drive insert/update/delete actions beyond the user's intended privilege boundary. Although the supplied data carries no CWE assignment, the behavior maps to the improper-authorization / missing object-level access-control class (CWE-863 / CWE-639 style), and it is published through Oracle's Critical Patch Update program (Oracle Construction and Engineering, Web Access component). The integrity-only, Scope:Unchanged scoring reflects that the tampering is confined to data the vulnerable application itself manages; the CVSS PR:L component, together with AC:L, UI:N, and AV:N, describes an attacker who already holds credentials and can script requests directly against the Web Access endpoint.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network HTTP access (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), and an authenticated low-privileged user (PR:L) per the description; integrity-only, partial (I:L), with no confidentiality or availability impact.

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management product of Oracle Construction and Engineering (component: Web Access). Supported versions that are affected are 21.12.0.0-21.12.21.9, 22.12.0.0-22.12.21.4, 23.12.0-23.12.20, 24.12.0-24.12.16 and 25.12.0-25.12.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.3 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 89% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
widely-used Oracle PPM suite but industry-specific to construction/engineering
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 0.2%
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

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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