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PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools EUVDEUVD-2026-105842

| CVE-2026-101426 MEDIUM
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-rxjc-mp4c-9j5x
6.9
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain high-privileged logon to PeopleTools host
  2. Delivery
    Stage malicious SQR input/condition
  3. Exploit
    Induce separate user to trigger processing
  4. Execution
    Exploit SQR flaw (scope change)
  5. Impact
    Corrupt/delete critical data or crash service

Vulnerability Assessment

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to already hold a high-privileged logon (PR:H) to the infrastructure/host where PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools and its SQR reporting component execute - this is a local vector (AV:L), not remote network access. Additionally, successful attacks require human interaction from a person OTHER than the attacker (UI:R), meaning a separate legitimate user must perform a triggering action, and the flaw is explicitly 'difficult to exploit' (AC:H) with non-deterministic conditions. Limited to affected PeopleTools versions 8.61-8.63. These stacked prerequisites (privileged local access + second-user interaction + high complexity) sharply constrain realistic exploitation to privileged insiders or post-compromise scenarios, though the scope change (S:C) means successful attacks can impact additional products beyond PeopleTools itself.

Impact

This is a genuinely moderate-to-low priority issue despite its 6.9 CVSS, and the vector is the reason: AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R describes an attacker who already has high-privileged logon access to the host where PeopleTools runs, must win a high-complexity race or condition, AND needs a separate human to perform an action. Those four limiting metrics stack heavily against real-world exploitation. The only reason the score reaches 6.9 is the scope change (S:C) combined with high Integrity and Availability impact (C:N/I:H/A:H). No EPSS score, KEV listing, or POC was provided in the intelligence, so there is no evidence of active exploitation or available exploit code - exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' One consistency note: the 'Denial Of Service' tag aligns correctly with the A:H availability impact described (hang/repeatable crash), so there is no conflict between the tags and the CVSS vector. The practical risk is that of a privileged-insider / post-compromise escalation and data-tampering vector rather than a remotely exploitable mass-exposure bug.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A high-privileged user (or an attacker who has already gained privileged logon to the PeopleTools server) leverages a flaw in the SQR reporting component to tamper with or destroy critical PeopleSoft data and crash the service. Because exploitation requires UI:R, the attacker must also induce a separate legitimate user to take some triggering action, and the high attack complexity (AC:H) means conditions are not reliably reproducible. No public exploit code is reported, so this would be a bespoke attack by a privileged actor.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

High-privileged local attackers can corrupt or destroy critical PeopleSoft data and repeatedly crash the application in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 through 8.63 by abusing the SQR reporting component. The attack is rated difficult to exploit and requires a privileged logon to the host running PeopleTools plus a triggering action from a separate legitimate user, so realistic exposure is limited to privileged insiders or post-compromise activity rather than remote opportunists; due to a scope change, a successful attack can also affect dependent products beyond PeopleTools itself. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis and the issue is not in CISA KEV, so despite the 6.9 base score the practical priority is moderate-to-low and driven by the stacked prerequisites (AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R) rather than by broad exploitability.

RemediationAI

Patch status: Patch available per vendor advisory - Oracle addresses this in its October 2026 Critical Patch Update at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html, so upgrade affected PeopleTools 8.61-8.63 installations to the release level specified in that CPU (no explicit fix version is stated in the available data, so confirm the target bundle against the advisory before scheduling). Because exploitation requires a high-privileged local logon plus a second user's action, the most effective compensating controls are access-side: restrict interactive and OS-level logon to PeopleTools application-server hosts to a minimal set of administrators (side effect: reduced operational flexibility for support staff, so document break-glass accounts), and constrain who can register, schedule or execute SQR report programs - particularly batch/SQR process definitions and the directories they write to - to trusted operators only (side effect: legitimate reporting workflows and job scheduling may need re-approval). Review and audit SQR program contents and execution logs for unexpected file or process activity, and alert on repeated application crashes or abnormal process termination, which would indicate the availability impact. Where immediate patching is not possible, isolate PeopleTools servers on a segmented management network reachable only from administrative jump hosts, accepting the trade-off of additional latency and a harder access path for legitimate administrators.

Affected VersionsENISA

PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 ≤8.63

Affected Packages

euvd peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw sits in the SQR component of Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools - SQR (Structured Query Report) is PeopleSoft's long-standing reporting language and runtime engine that executes report programs against the application database, typically run as batch or scheduled processes on the PeopleTools application server. The provided CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H describes a local attack path in which an attacker must already hold high privileges on the host where PeopleTools executes (PR:H, AV:L), must overcome high-complexity, non-deterministic conditions (AC:H), and must have a different legitimate user perform a triggering action (UI:R). Integrity and availability are fully impacted (I:H/A:H) while confidentiality is unaffected (C:N), and the scope change (S:C) reflects that a compromise of PeopleTools can significantly impact additional downstream products. No CWE identifier was supplied, so the root-cause class cannot be pinned to a specific weakness category from the available data; the impact profile is best characterized as privileged data tampering combined with a repeatable denial-of-service condition.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 6.9 MEDIUM

Local privileged logon required (AV:L/PR:H), non-trivial conditions plus second-user action (AC:H/UI:R), scope change to other products (S:C), no confidentiality but full integrity/availability impact (C:N/I:H/A:H).

3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: SQR). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools executes to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.9 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
Oracle PeopleSoft ERP/HCM common in large enterprises, 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 0.1%
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
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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