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Oracle Essbase CVE-2026-91645

| EUVDEUVD-2026-106832 MEDIUM
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-35wg-g87f-6qwx
5.3
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
    Reach exposed Essbase HTTP endpoint
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted request to Security component
  3. Impact
    Read subset of accessible Essbase 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 network HTTP access to an Oracle Essbase 21.8.3.0.0 instance's Security component; per CVSS PR:N/UI:N it needs no authentication and no user interaction against the affected version. The primary limiting factors are network exposure (the Essbase HTTP service must be reachable by the attacker, so internal-only or firewalled deployments are less exposed) and the specific affected release 21.8.3.0.0; impact is further limited to read access to only a subset of accessible data, with no write or availability effect.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity information-disclosure flaw rather than a top-tier priority. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated vector requiring no user interaction, which raises exploitability, but impact is capped at low confidentiality (read access to only 'a subset' of Essbase data) with no integrity or availability effect and no scope change. No EPSS score was provided in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The CVE is NOT listed in CISA KEV and no public exploit code is referenced, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. No SSVC decision data was supplied. One notable tension: the input Tags include 'Authentication Bypass', yet the description and CVSS (PR:N) characterize this as unauthenticated read-only data exposure, not a privilege/authentication bypass - the 'Authentication Bypass' label appears imprecise and should be verified against the Oracle advisory. Net assessment: patch in the normal Oracle CPU cycle; the easy unauthenticated network vector warrants attention, but the limited confidentiality-only impact keeps this below critical priority absent evidence of active exploitation.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote, unauthenticated attacker with HTTP access to an exposed Oracle Essbase 21.8.3.0.0 instance sends a crafted request to the Security component and retrieves a subset of data they should not be able to read. No exploit code is publicly identified, and the low attack complexity (AC:L) means no special timing or race conditions are needed once the endpoint is reachable.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 20, 2026

An unauthenticated information-disclosure flaw in the Security component of Oracle Essbase 21.8.3.0.0 allows a remote attacker with HTTP network access to read a limited subset of data the application can access, without requiring credentials or user interaction. Confidentiality impact is partial (C:L) with no integrity or availability effect, giving a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis; the practical risk is concentrated on internet-reachable or weakly segmented Essbase HTTP deployments.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle CPU October 2026 fixes referenced in https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html; no exact patched build number is stated in the supplied data, so confirm the minimum fixed release in that advisory for the 21.8.3.0.0 line before upgrading. Until patching is complete, reduce exposure by restricting network reachability to the Essbase HTTP service - place it behind a reverse proxy or WAF with allow-listed client ranges, or firewall the listener to trusted subnets, accepting that this breaks access for legitimate external users. Disabling or blocking unused HTTP endpoints and features in the Security component narrows the attack surface at the cost of losing those functions, and additional monitoring of anomalous unauthenticated read requests against Essbase helps detect probing. Rotate or review any credentials and data whose confidentiality depends on Essbase access controls, since the weakness is an access-control rather than a cryptographic failure.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Essbase 21.8.3.0.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_essbase no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Essbase is a multidimensional OLAP/analytic database server whose web tier exposes HTTP endpoints for query and administrative operations. The flaw resides in the 'Security' component, and the assigned tag 'Authentication Bypass' indicates that access-control enforcement on some HTTP-reachable path is incomplete, permitting an unauthenticated caller to obtain a subset of readable data. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N with S:U and C:L/I:N/A:N confirms the attack is network-based, low complexity, pre-authentication and non-interactive, and strictly confidentiality-limited; no CWE was supplied, so the exact root-cause class (e.g., missing authorization check versus improper access control) cannot be confirmed from the available data. Because the leakage is bounded to information the vulnerable service can already reach, the exposure is proportionate to what the affected Essbase instance itself may read.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Description confirms unauthenticated HTTP network access (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N) with easy exploitation (AC:L) yielding partial read access only, so C:L and I:N/A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/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
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in Oracle Essbase (component: Security). The supported version that is affected is 21.8.3.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Essbase. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Essbase accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 75% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise OLAP/BI analytics server, common but not universally deployed
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 0.3%
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
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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