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Elastic Charging Engine EUVDEUVD-2026-106192

| CVE-2026-101791 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-r7xv-jh49-v465
8.1
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-privilege ECE credentials
  2. Delivery
    Connect over network via TLS
  3. Exploit
    Exploit Security-component flaw
  4. Execution
    Read or tamper with critical billing data
  5. Impact
    Unauthorized data disclosure and integrity loss

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 network access to the Oracle Communications BRM Elastic Charging Engine over TLS plus a low-privilege authenticated foothold (PR:L) - a valid account or session on the ECE instance - targeting the Security component; no user interaction is needed (UI:N) and Oracle rates it easily exploitable (AC:L) against supported version 15.2.0.0.0. The principal limiting factor is the authentication requirement: an unauthenticated external attacker cannot exploit this directly, so risk is concentrated where low-privilege ECE access is broadly granted or where an attacker can first obtain such credentials. Impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity of ECE-accessible data; there is no availability/denial-of-service impact (A:N).

Impact

This is a genuinely high-priority vulnerability per its signals, though not a drop-everything emergency. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) reflects network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation requiring only low privileges and no user interaction, with high confidentiality AND integrity impact (C:H/I:H) but no availability impact (A:N) - consistent with a data-exposure/data-tampering flaw rather than a crash or RCE. Oracle explicitly characterizes it as 'easily exploitable,' which aligns with AC:L. However, the PR:L metric means an attacker must already hold some authenticated foothold (a valid low-privilege account or session) on the ECE instance, which materially narrows the realistic attacker population versus a PR:N flaw. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC were provided, so there is no evidence of active or imminent widespread exploitation - exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' NOTE A CONFLICT: the Tags list 'Authentication Bypass,' but the CVSS vector specifies PR:L (authentication required), and an authentication-bypass primitive would normally be scored PR:N - this tag appears inconsistent with the vendor's own vector and should be verified against the Oracle CPU advisory rather than treated as confirmed. Overall: a real priority to patch in affected Oracle Communications BRM ECE deployments, but the PR:L prerequisite and absence of KEV/EPSS/POC signals place it below internet-facing unauthenticated criticals.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has obtained low-privilege credentials or a valid session on an Oracle Communications BRM Elastic Charging Engine instance connects over the network via TLS and abuses the Security-component flaw to read, create, modify, or delete critical charging/billing data beyond their authorization level. Because Oracle rates it 'easily exploitable' (AC:L) with no user interaction, a single authenticated request may suffice. No public exploit code was identified at the time of analysis, so exploitation would require independent development.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Low-privileged users of Oracle Communications BRM - Elastic Charging Engine 15.2.0.0.0 can read and alter critical charging data through a flaw in the product's Security component reachable over TLS. The issue scores CVSS 8.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N): Oracle rates it easily exploitable once a low-privilege foothold exists, with high confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, and Oracle addresses the flaw in its October 2026 Critical Patch Update.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update for October 2026 to Oracle Communications BRM - Elastic Charging Engine 15.2.0.0.0, following the version and patch matrix in https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html; this is the primary and only vendor-sanctioned fix, and no separate workaround is documented in the available references. Until the CPU is applied, reduce exposure by restricting network reachability to the ECE TLS listener to known integration, mediation, and provisioning clients - accepting that tightening firewall and listener ACLs can break legitimate real-time rating traffic and must be validated against the charging call flow. In parallel, audit and prune low-privilege ECE accounts, remove shared or default credentials, rotate secrets for accounts with access to the Security component, and alert on low-privileged sessions performing reads or writes outside their normal provisioning scope; least-privilege clean-up carries the trade-off of potentially disrupting automated provisioning jobs that rely on broad service accounts. Because exploitation requires an existing low-privilege foothold, credential hygiene and monitoring for anomalous ECE data access are the highest-value compensating controls while patching is scheduled.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Communications BRM - Elastic Charging Engine 15.2.0.0.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_communications_brm_elastic_charging_engine no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Communications BRM - Elastic Charging Engine (ECE) is the real-time convergent charging and rating component of the Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management stack, processing usage events for prepaid and postpaid subscribers. The flaw sits in the product's 'Security' component and is reachable over TLS by a low-privileged, authenticated user, which is consistent with an authorization/access-control weakness that lets a limited account exceed its intended scope and read or mutate data it should not reach. No CWE is published, so the precise root-cause class cannot be confirmed from vendor data; the assessed impact (C:H/I:H/A:N, S:U) and the PR:L/AC:L/UI:N vector, together with the 'Authentication Bypass' tag carried by threat-intelligence feeds, point to a privilege or authorization boundary failure rather than memory corruption, injection, or a denial-of-service condition. Because the attack path requires a valid low-privilege session on the ECE instance, the exposure is concentrated in deployments where broad account provisioning or shared credentials lower the bar to obtaining that initial foothold.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 8.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 8.1 HIGH

Network TLS vector (AV:N), vendor-stated easy exploitation (AC:L), low-privilege account required (PR:L), no interaction (UI:N); full read/write to critical data (C:H/I:H) with no availability impact (A:N).

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Communications BRM - Elastic Charging Engine product of Oracle Communications (component: Security). The supported version that is affected is 15.2.0.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via TLS to compromise Oracle Communications BRM - Elastic Charging Engine. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Communications BRM - Elastic Charging Engine accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Communications BRM - Elastic Charging Engine accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle Communications BRM - Elastic Charging Engine 15.2.0.0.0 contains a high-severity flaw that lets authenticated low-privileged users read and alter critical charging data over TLS, putting revenue integrity, billing accuracy, and customer data confidentiality at risk. Leadership should care because a single compromised low-privilege account could undermine charging records and financial reporting across telecom operations, even without service disruption. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the exposure warrants prioritized containment and monitoring until Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update is available.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; interim controls include restricting TLS access to the Security component, enforcing least privilege and credential rotation for low-privileged accounts, monitoring and alerting on charging data reads/modifications, segmenting ECE 15.2.0.0.0, performing integrity reconciliation and backups, and applying Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update when released.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
telecom carrier billing/charging engine, specialized operator deployments only
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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
High

Priority Score

40
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +40
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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