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Oracle Essbase CVE-2026-91660

| EUVDEUVD-2026-106847 MEDIUM
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-gmwx-w47p-wjh2
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
    Obtain low-privileged Essbase credentials
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted HTTP request to Essbase service
  3. Execution
    Trigger resource/handling fault in Security component
  4. Impact
    Cause partial denial of service

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
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 requires a valid low-privileged account on Oracle Essbase (CVSS PR:L), reachable over the network via HTTP. It affects Oracle Essbase version 21.8.3.0.0 in the Security component. No user interaction is required (UI:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L), but the mandatory authentication is the key limiting factor, and impact is confined to a partial denial of service (A:L) - no data disclosure or modification is possible. The description names no special non-default feature or configuration beyond a running, network-exposed Essbase instance.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity, low-priority issue despite being network-reachable. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L, base 4.3) confirms a network-accessible, low-complexity flaw requiring low privileges (PR:L - an authenticated account) with impact limited to a partial availability loss (A:L) and no confidentiality or integrity impact. No EPSS score is provided in the input, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code is referenced - the only source is Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory. The signals are internally consistent rather than conflicting: a low-severity DoS-only flaw requiring prior authentication is exactly the kind of high-noise/low-urgency issue that should be patched on the normal Oracle CPU cadence rather than emergency-patched. The main caveat is missing exploitation telemetry: because no EPSS or POC data accompanies this record, real-world exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified, but the requirement for valid credentials and the availability-only impact strongly limit its attractiveness to attackers.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds a low-privileged Essbase account sends crafted HTTP requests to the Essbase service to trigger a condition that degrades or partially interrupts service availability. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and because the impact is only a partial denial of service, the result is reduced availability rather than data compromise or code execution.

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

Oracle Essbase 21.8.3.0.0 contains a Security-component flaw that allows an authenticated low-privileged user with HTTP network access to cause a partial denial of service. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L), so only availability is lightly affected and no confidentiality or integrity impact is possible; the required account is the main limiting factor. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and no CISA KEV entry is present.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update referenced at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html for Oracle Essbase 21.8.3.0.0; patch status is 'Patch available per vendor advisory,' but the input does not list a separate fixed version string, so confirm the exact target release in the advisory before upgrading. Until patched, reduce exposure by restricting HTTP access to Essbase with network ACLs or firewall rules to trusted clients, and review and limit low-privileged accounts that can reach the service; these controls trade off legitimate remote access and may require client reconfiguration. Monitor for unusual availability degradation or repeated requests from authenticated users.

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 an OLAP and multidimensional analytics server; the affected Security component is reachable over HTTP. The CVSS vector describes a network-reachable, low-complexity attack that requires a valid low-privileged account (PR:L) and no user interaction, with impact limited to low availability (A:L) and no confidentiality or integrity effect. The root-cause class is not identified because no CWE was supplied, and no CPE string was provided to narrow the platform footprint beyond Oracle Essbase 21.8.3.0.0. Exploitation depends on a running, network-exposed Essbase instance and valid credentials, not on an unauthenticated path.

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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:N/A:L
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network HTTP vector with low complexity; requires a low-privileged authenticated account (PR:L) and yields only partial availability loss, so C/I are N and A:L.

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in Oracle Essbase (component: Security). The supported version that is affected is 21.8.3.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Essbase. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Essbase. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise OLAP/BI analytics server, moderate corporate footprint
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
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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