Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach BI Search HTTP endpoint over network
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ExploitSend crafted request meeting complex preconditions
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ExecutionTrigger partial denial-of-service condition
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ImpactDegraded availability of BI EE
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact 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 BI Search component of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 12.2.1.4.0 specifically, reachable over HTTP by an unauthenticated network attacker (PR:N, UI:N per the CVSS vector). The key limiting factor is the high attack complexity (AC:H): Oracle explicitly labels this 'difficult to exploit,' indicating the attacker must satisfy conditions beyond their direct control - such as specific server state, timing, or race conditions - for the attempt to succeed. The impact is further limited to a partial denial of service (A:L) of the BI EE service, with no data exposure or modification. Only the stated version is confirmed affected; the HTTP-facing BI Search endpoint must be network-reachable to the attacker. |
| Impact | This is a low-priority, low-real-risk issue despite its network attack vector. The CVSS 3.1 base score is only 3.7 (Low), driven entirely by a partial availability impact (A:L) with no confidentiality or integrity impact (C:N/I:N). While the attack vector is network-based (AV:N) and requires no authentication (PR:N) or user interaction (UI:N), the high attack complexity (AC:H) - reflected in Oracle's own 'difficult to exploit' language - significantly constrains practical exploitation, typically requiring specific timing, race conditions, or non-trivial preconditions outside the attacker's control. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC is present in the provided data, so there is no evidence of exploitation probability or active abuse. The signals are internally consistent: a hard-to-exploit flaw causing only a partial denial of service in an enterprise analytics product. The worst realistic outcome is degraded or temporarily disrupted availability of the BI Search component, not full system compromise. EPSS, KEV, and POC data are all absent - their absence is expected for a freshly disclosed Oracle CPU item and is not itself a risk indicator. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote, unauthenticated attacker sends specially crafted HTTP requests to the BI Search component of an internet- or network-reachable Oracle BI Enterprise Edition 12.2.1.4.0 instance, triggering a condition that degrades or partially interrupts service availability. Because the flaw is rated high-complexity, the attacker must reliably meet difficult preconditions (e.g., timing or resource-state dependencies) for the attempt to succeed. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 20, 2026
A partial denial of service can be triggered in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 12.2.1.4.0 through the BI Search component, which is reachable over HTTP by an unauthenticated network attacker (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I/A:L, base score 3.7). Oracle characterizes the flaw as 'difficult to exploit,' meaning success depends on server-side conditions outside the attacker's direct control, and the only consequence is reduced availability of the BI service - there is no confidentiality or integrity impact. At time of analysis there is no public exploit identified, no CISA KEV listing, and no EPSS signal provided, so this is a low-priority availability nuisance rather than a realistic attack path; remediation is nonetheless available through Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory.
RemediationAI
Patch availability is per the vendor advisory: apply the Oracle October 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html), which addresses BI Search in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 12.2.1.4.0 - no standalone fix version number was disclosed in the available data, so confirm the exact patch level against that advisory before scheduling the change. If the CPU cannot be applied immediately, reduce exposure by restricting network access to the BI Search endpoint to trusted user subnets and service accounts at the reverse proxy or firewall, accepting that legitimate search users outside those ranges lose functionality. Fronting the HTTP listener with a WAF or rate limiter that caps repeated search requests per client IP and per session lowers the chance of the state-dependent condition being hit, at the cost of some false positives on heavy reporting queries. Disabling or hiding search-based navigation in the BI presentation layer is a further stopgap but degrades user experience. Because the impact is limited to partial denial of service with no data exposure, prioritize this below exploited or data-compromising issues in the same CPU cycle.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The issue resides in the BI Search component of Oracle Analytics' Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, an enterprise reporting and analytics platform whose search functionality is exposed over HTTP and typically reachable from the corporate network or, in weaker deployments, from the internet. Oracle's CPU disclosure assigns no CWE class, so the precise root cause is unpublished; the CVSS profile (AC:H with A:L only) points to a state- or timing-dependent condition in the BI Search request handling - for example a resource-consumption or race-condition path that only degrades service under specific server state - rather than a memory-safety or injection defect. The scope is unchanged (S:U), meaning only the BI EE service itself is affected, and the technical barrier is high enough that reliable exploitation is unlikely outside targeted, low-value disruption attempts. Only version 12.2.1.4.0 is confirmed affected; no CPE data was supplied, so product fingerprinting must rely on the vendor advisory and the EUVD record (EUVD-2026-106793).
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AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Network HTTP vector with no auth or interaction (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N), but vendor-confirmed 'difficult to exploit' gives AC:H; only partial availability impact (A:L), no C/I impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Analytics (component: BI Search). The supported version that is affected is 12.2.1.4.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
EUVD-2026-106793
GHSA-wf95-88f9-8h65
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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