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Oracle Payroll EUVDEUVD-2026-106111

| CVE-2026-101710 MEDIUM
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-qfvm-p52v-2fjr
6.8
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
    Authenticate with low-privileged EBS account
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted HTTP request to Internal Operations
  3. Execution
    Bypass authorization check on Payroll data
  4. Impact
    Read or modify critical payroll records

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

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 Oracle E-Business Suite / Oracle Payroll account (PR:L) with HTTP access to the Payroll application's Internal Operations component on affected versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15; no end-user interaction is needed (UI:N). What LIMITS exploitation: the attacker must already be authenticated to EBS, and Oracle rates the flaw 'Difficult to exploit' (AC:H), implying success depends on specific timing, state, or configuration conditions rather than a single trivial request. There is no availability impact and no cross-component scope change (S:U), so impact is confined to data the Payroll module can access.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N, base 6.8 Medium) describes a network-reachable but high-complexity flaw requiring an already-authenticated low-privileged account, yielding high confidentiality and integrity impact with no availability impact. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, POC, or SSVC decision data was supplied, so exploitation-probability and automatability signals are absent rather than confirmed low. The combination of AC:H (Oracle's own 'Difficult to exploit' language) plus PR:L (a valid Oracle Payroll/EBS session is needed) materially constrains real-world risk: this is not a mass-exploitable internet-facing bug but a privilege-escalation/data-tampering issue usable by an authenticated insider or an attacker who has already obtained EBS credentials. Treat it as a standard-priority patch within Oracle's October 2026 CPU rather than an emergency, but note that EBS is a frequent attack target and any later active-exploitation signal (KEV/EPSS) would raise priority sharply. One conflicting signal: the input Tag 'Authentication Bypass' contradicts the vector's PR:L (which requires valid privileges), so the tag appears mislabeled and must not be used to justify unauthenticated-exploitation assumptions.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker holding a low-privileged but valid Oracle E-Business Suite / Payroll account sends crafted HTTP requests to the Internal Operations component to exceed their authorization, reading or modifying payroll data belonging to other users. Because the flaw is rated difficult to exploit (AC:H), success likely depends on meeting specific state conditions or chaining multiple requests. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, so this would require original exploit development.

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 21, 2026

Oracle Payroll 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 allows a low-privileged authenticated attacker with HTTP access to the Internal Operations component to create, delete, modify, or read critical Payroll data, with high confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact. Oracle rates exploitation as difficult (AC:H), and no public exploit code or CISA KEV entry was identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) October 2026 fix for Oracle E-Business Suite/Oracle Payroll, available via https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html; no exact patched build number is provided in the input, so confirm the CPU-applied version with Oracle's advisory. Until patching is complete, reduce exposure by restricting HTTP access to the Payroll Internal Operations component to trusted networks or VPN and by reviewing/limiting low-privileged EBS accounts that can reach Payroll; these steps lower attack surface but do not remove risk from compromised or insider accounts. Monitor Payroll audit logs for anomalous create, delete, modify, or bulk-read activity, accepting that alerting may add operational noise.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Payroll 12.2.3 ≤12.2.15

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_payroll 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 Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll, specifically the Internal Operations component reachable over HTTP. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N indicates network attack, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality/integrity impact with no availability impact. The AC:H rating and Oracle's 'difficult to exploit' language mean successful exploitation depends on specific timing, state, or configuration conditions rather than a single trivial request; the attacker must already hold a valid low-privileged EBS/Payroll account. Although the input carries an 'Authentication Bypass' tag, the assessed vector requires PR:L, so the flaw does not remove the need for an EBS account. No CWE identifier was provided, so the root-cause class cannot be mapped from the input; the issue is an access-control/data-integrity weakness in the Payroll Internal Operations component rather than a memory-safety flaw.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.8 MEDIUM

HTTP network reach (AV:N), vendor-stated difficulty and no auth bypass give AC:H and PR:L; high data read/tamper but no outage, so C:H/I:H/A:N.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Payroll product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Payroll. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Payroll accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Payroll accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.8 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 77% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
Oracle EBS is a widely used ERP but limited to large enterprises
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

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

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