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Oracle E-Business Suite EUVDEUVD-2026-106224

| CVE-2026-101825 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-prp5-h773-gw6j
7.5
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
    Reach Internal Operations over HTTP
  3. Execution
    Satisfy complex exploit preconditions
  4. Impact
    Achieve full HCM component takeover

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 authenticated Oracle E-Business Suite account (PR:L) with network HTTP access to the HCM Common Architecture 'Internal Operations' component on affected versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15; it is not remote-unauthenticated. The decisive limiting factor is the high attack complexity (AC:H) - Oracle labels it 'difficult to exploit,' indicating conditions beyond the attacker's direct control (e.g. a specific application state, configuration, or timing/race condition) must be met for success. Oracle does not publish the exact feature flag or setting involved. Practical mitigants: authentication is mandatory, no code is public, and the elevated complexity makes opportunistic mass exploitation unlikely, though internet-exposed EBS portals widen the pool of potential low-privileged attackers.

Impact

This is a genuinely high-severity flaw but with meaningful friction on exploitation. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 7.5) describes network-reachable exploitation over HTTP by a low-privileged but authenticated attacker, with full confidentiality, integrity and availability impact - Oracle explicitly frames the outcome as 'takeover' of the HCM Common Architecture component. The two factors that temper this are AC:H ('Difficult to exploit' per Oracle, implying non-trivial conditions such as a specific state, timing, or race) and PR:L (a valid Oracle EBS account is required), which together rule out trivial mass scanning. Signals are incomplete: no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC were provided, so there is no evidence of active exploitation or weaponization - this is a patch-on-cycle priority driven by impact severity rather than by observed in-the-wild activity. Note a metadata conflict: the input Tag 'Information Disclosure' understates the vulnerability, since the vector and description indicate full C/I/A compromise and component takeover, not mere disclosure. Because this ships in the October 2026 Oracle Critical Patch Update, treat it as a prioritized patch for internet-exposed or widely-accessible Oracle EBS instances while recognizing that AC:H plus required authentication lowers the likelihood of opportunistic, large-scale exploitation.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds a low-privileged Oracle E-Business Suite account (for example, a self-service HR/employee login) reaches the HCM Common Architecture Internal Operations component over HTTP and, by satisfying the specific conditions behind the high attack complexity, triggers the flaw to fully compromise the component. No public exploit code was identified at the time of analysis, and the difficult-to-exploit (AC:H) rating means a working attack likely requires precise preconditions or timing rather than a single off-the-shelf request.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Oracle E-Business Suite's HCM Common Architecture component (Internal Operations) in versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 can be compromised by a low-privileged attacker with network HTTP access, allowing full takeover of the component with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact (CVSS 3.1 base 7.5). Exploitation is gated by high attack complexity - Oracle describes it as 'difficult to exploit' - meaning conditions outside the attacker's direct control (such as a specific application state, configuration, or timing condition) must align, and the attacker must already hold a valid low-privileged EBS account (PR:L, not unauthenticated). There is no public exploit code and no confirmed active exploitation (not in CISA KEV) at time of analysis, but internet-exposed EBS portals enlarge the pool of potential low-privileged attackers who could attempt it.

RemediationAI

Apply the fix delivered in Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html), which bundles the correction for the HCM Common Architecture 'Internal Operations' component; Oracle's CPU model requires adopting the full patch set for 12.2.x rather than a standalone hotfix, so plan the standard EBS patching cycle and verify the applied patch list against the advisory's per-product version matrix. Because no exact point-fix version is published for this CVE, confirm remediation through the CPU's patch availability table and by re-testing the component after patching. Compensating controls while patching is pending: enforce least privilege and aggressively prune low-privileged EBS/HCM user accounts, since a valid authenticated session is a prerequisite (PR:L) - this shrinks the attack surface at the cost of administrative overhead in HR self-service provisioning; restrict network reachability to the EBS application tier (reverse proxy/ACL/WAF allow-lists, VPN-only access for external users) so only known client ranges reach HTTP endpoints, accepting reduced usability for remote HR staff; and add monitoring/alerting on anomalous Internal Operations requests from low-privileged accounts. Because attack complexity is high and no public exploit code exists, mass exploitation is unlikely, but the controls above address the realistic case of an authenticated insider or a compromised low-privileged account probing the component.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle HCM Common Architecture 12.2.3 ≤12.2.15

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_hcm_common_architecture no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw sits in Oracle E-Business Suite's HCM Common Architecture, specifically the 'Internal Operations' component, which provides shared plumbing and internal service routines consumed by Oracle Human Capital Management modules within the EBS application stack. The vulnerability class is not formally enumerated (no CWE assigned by the reporter), but the CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H describes an HTTP-reachable weakness that is only reachable after authenticating with a low-privileged application account, and whose success depends on a high-complexity precondition - typically an unusual internal state, sequencing, or configuration dependency rather than a straightforward request forgery or injection. The unchanged scope (S:U) indicates the compromise stays within the EBS application's security authority rather than escaping to the host or database layer, even though the resulting impact to the component is total. Oracle has not published which feature flag, servlet, or internal operation is implicated, so defenders cannot precisely fingerprint exposure beyond version and patch level.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Network HTTP reach gives AV:N; Oracle's 'difficult to exploit' justifies AC:H; a valid EBS account is needed so PR:L; full takeover sets C/I/A:H with unchanged scope.

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle HCM Common Architecture 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 HCM Common Architecture. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle HCM Common Architecture. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle E-Business Suite HCM Common Architecture (versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15) carries a high-severity flaw that could let a low-privileged account holder with network HTTP access take over the component and compromise HCM confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Because exploitation requires a valid EBS account and difficult-to-control conditions, immediate risk is concentrated in internet-exposed portals and weakly governed low-privilege accounts; leadership should care because HCM is a core workforce system and no vendor-released patch is currently identified.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; restrict network HTTP access to trusted networks or VPN, enforce least privilege and review low-privileged EBS accounts, monitor HCM/EBS logs for anomalous activity, and apply the Oracle patch once released.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 73% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
Oracle EBS is common enterprise ERP but this is a specific HCM module
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 0.3%
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

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
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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