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Oracle EBS Workflow CVE-2026-91506

| EUVDEUVD-2026-106749 HIGH
Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-v9mg-24j9-296x
8.1
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
    Reach EBS Workflow Mailer over HTTP
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted notification/mailer request
  3. Exploit
    Win timing or state precondition (AC:H)
  4. Execution
    Compromise Workflow component
  5. Impact
    Full takeover of Workflow (C/I/A)

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

Exploitation targets the Workflow Notification Mailer component of Oracle E-Business Suite Workflow, versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15, and requires network HTTP reachability to that component - realistically, an EBS instance whose Workflow/mailer endpoints are exposed to the attacker. No authentication (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N) are required. The primary limiting factor is attack complexity (AC:H): Oracle describes it as 'difficult to exploit,' indicating success depends on a specific server condition, timing window, or state the attacker cannot fully control, rather than a single reliable request. Organizations that do not expose Workflow Mailer HTTP endpoints to untrusted networks, or that run versions outside 12.2.3-12.2.15, are not reachable by this vector.

Impact

This is a genuinely high-priority flaw, though the signals are mixed and some are absent. The confirmed CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N) describes a network-reachable, unauthenticated attack requiring no user interaction that yields full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise ('takeover of Workflow'), which drives the 8.1 Base Score. The one tempering signal present in the vendor data is AC:H - Oracle explicitly labels it a 'difficult to exploit' vulnerability, implying the attacker must win a race, satisfy a timing/state precondition, or chain specific circumstances rather than fire a single deterministic request. No EPSS probability was supplied, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code was referenced, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active or widespread exploitation. The result is a classic 'high-severity, high-complexity, unauthenticated' Oracle EBS issue: patch urgency is justified by the unauthenticated full-takeover outcome and EBS's internet-facing exposure, but the real-world exploitation likelihood is currently moderated by attack complexity and the absence of a known exploit. Note the input Tags list 'Information Disclosure,' which conflicts with the C:H/I:H/A:H full-takeover impact in the description - treat this as a tagging artifact, not a scoping limitation.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can reach the Oracle E-Business Suite Workflow Notification Mailer over HTTP sends a specially crafted request that, under the right server state, is processed by the mailer component and leads to full compromise of the Workflow product. Because the vector is AV:N/PR:N/UI:N, no credentials or victim interaction are needed, but AC:H means the attacker must satisfy a non-trivial precondition or timing window to succeed. No public proof-of-concept was referenced in the provided data.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 20, 2026

Compromise of Oracle EBS Workflow 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 is possible for unauthenticated network attackers via HTTP, with successful exploitation yielding high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact and takeover of the Workflow component. The flaw is rated CVSS 8.1 but is difficult to exploit (AC:H), meaning success depends on a server condition or timing window the attacker cannot fully control. No public exploit code or CISA KEV active-exploitation signal is present at time of analysis, so exposure is primarily a function of whether Workflow Notification Mailer HTTP endpoints are reachable from untrusted networks.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory: apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update fixes referenced in the October 2026 advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html; the input data does not include an exact patched build number, so confirm the target release against the advisory before upgrading. Until patching is complete, reduce reachability of the Workflow Notification Mailer HTTP endpoints: restrict them to trusted management networks or VPN, block inbound HTTP from untrusted zones, and monitor mailer logs for anomalous requests. Disabling or firewalling the mailer will stop or delay workflow notification delivery, so schedule the restriction with business owners; network filtering is the least disruptive compensating control because it preserves EBS functionality for trusted users while removing the exposed attack path.

Affected VersionsENISA

Workflow 12.2.3 ≤12.2.15

Affected Packages

euvd workflow 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 technology is the Oracle E-Business Suite Workflow product's Notification Mailer component, a service that generates and sends workflow notifications and is reachable over HTTP in exposed EBS deployments. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H confirms a network-reachable, unauthenticated, no-interaction attack, but Oracle's 'difficult to exploit' rating and the AC:H metric indicate exploitation requires a specific server state, timing condition, or sequence that the attacker cannot fully control. No CWE is provided, so the precise root-cause class (for example, injection, authentication bypass, or deserialization) cannot be confirmed from the available data; the tag 'Information Disclosure' should not be read as limiting impact, because the assessed vector includes full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 8.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.1 HIGH

Network HTTP vector with no auth or interaction (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N), but vendor-described 'difficult to exploit' supports AC:H; full takeover gives C:H/I:H/A:H, scope unchanged.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/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
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Workflow Notification Mailer). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Workflow. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Workflow. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A high-severity flaw in Oracle E-Business Suite Workflow (versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15) could allow an unauthenticated network attacker to take over the Workflow component, affecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of a system that underpins approvals, notifications and business process automation across the enterprise. No vendor patch and no public exploit code are available at time of analysis, and successful exploitation depends on a difficult-to-control server condition or timing window, so near-term risk is driven almost entirely by whether Workflow Notification Mailer HTTP endpoints are reachable from untrusted networks. Leadership should care because EBS Workflow sits on the ERP approval path - a compromise could mean fraudulent transactions, altered approval routing, or ERP downtime - and the exposure is a network-architecture question that can be answered and contained within days, not a patching race.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: restrict network reachability of Workflow Notification Mailer HTTP endpoints to trusted mail-relay and integration sources via firewall, security group or load-balancer rules; front exposed endpoints with a reverse proxy or WAF enforcing allow-listed paths and source ranges; monitor and alert on anomalous HTTP traffic to Workflow endpoints; limit ERP egress and lateral movement paths from the application tier; and pursue an Oracle support escalation for a one-off fix while planning migration off versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79% exploitable
Prevalence
High
Oracle E-Business Suite is widely deployed enterprise ERP in large organizations
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 0.3%
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
High

Priority Score

40
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +40
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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