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PeopleSoft PeopleTools EUVDEUVD-2026-106273

| CVE-2026-60885 MEDIUM
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-5q5p-3qmw-p7wc
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
    Gain foothold on adjacent network segment
  2. Delivery
    Leverage existing high-privilege access
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted Push Notifications traffic
  4. Execution
    Exploit PeopleTools flaw
  5. Impact
    Take over PeopleTools instance

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 THREE concrete preconditions, all drawn from the CVSS vector and description: (1) the attacker must hold HIGH privileges on/against the target (PR:H) - this is not an unauthenticated or low-privilege flaw; (2) the attacker must have access to the physical/adjacent communication segment attached to the hardware running PeopleTools (AV:A) - remote Internet-only access is insufficient; and (3) the target must run the affected PeopleTools versions 8.61 or 8.62 with the Push Notifications component in use. No end-user interaction is needed (UI:N). The limiting factors - adjacent-network positioning plus pre-existing high privilege - are what keep real-world risk well below the 'takeover' impact severity, and segment isolation of PeopleTools hosts materially reduces exposure.

Impact

This is a moderate-priority issue whose raw CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM) is driven down by two significant barriers encoded in the vector itself: AV:A and PR:H. AV:A means the attacker must sit on the same physical/logical communication segment as the hardware running PeopleTools - not routable Internet access - and the description reinforces this ('access to the physical communication segment attached to the hardware'). PR:H means the attacker must already hold high privileges on the target. These two factors sharply limit the realistic attacker population, so despite C:H/I:H/A:H (full takeover) impact, this is not a drive-by remote threat. There is NO EPSS score, NO CISA KEV listing, and NO public POC in the provided data, so there is no evidence of active or probable near-term exploitation. Note a tension worth flagging: the vendor text calls it 'Easily exploitable' (consistent with AC:L) yet simultaneously requires both adjacent-network position AND high privileges - 'easily exploitable' here refers to low attack complexity ONCE those preconditions are met, not to low overall attacker effort. Also note the input Tags label this 'Information Disclosure', which understates the actual impact: the CVSS vector and description both indicate full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise (takeover), not mere disclosure. Overall: a real but gated vulnerability - patch in normal cycle, prioritize where PeopleTools hosts share segments with less-trusted or privileged-user networks.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds high privileges and sits on the same local/adjacent network segment as a PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.61 or 8.62 host targets the Push Notifications component over that segment. By sending crafted traffic across the adjacent communication path, they exploit the flaw to achieve full compromise (takeover) of the PeopleTools instance. No public exploit code was identified at the time of analysis, so any current exploitation would require custom tooling.

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

Adjacent-network attackers who already hold high privileges can achieve full takeover of Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 and 8.62 through the Push Notifications component, gaining complete confidentiality, integrity and availability impact (CVSS 3.1 base 6.8, MEDIUM). The flaw is easily triggered once an attacker sits on the physical or adjacent communication segment attached to the PeopleTools host and no end-user action is required, but the AV:A and PR:H prerequisites keep real-world exposure well below the headline 'takeover' severity. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and Oracle addressed the issue in its October 2026 Critical Patch Update.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update for October 2026 (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html), which is the vendor-released fix for PeopleTools 8.61 and 8.62; confirm the post-CPU PeopleTools patch level in the advisory because no explicit patched build number was included in the available data. Until patching is complete, the highest-value control is network segmentation: place PeopleTools application servers and the Push Notifications endpoint on an isolated VLAN with deny-by-default access from user and workstation segments, since the AV:A vector means Internet-only attackers are insufficient - the trade-off is that notification delivery to legitimately remote clients may need an explicit allow-list or a broker/proxy. Second, audit and tightly constrain accounts holding elevated PeopleSoft privileges and remove unnecessary operator/administrator-level access, which directly addresses the PR:H precondition but may increase administrative overhead for support staff. Third, disable or block the Push Notifications service on any instance that does not actively use it, accepting the loss of that notification channel. Monitor PeopleSoft application and web server logs for anomalous notification-service requests originating from unexpected adjacent hosts, and treat the upstream 'Information Disclosure' tag as unreliable given the full C/I/A impact in the assessed vector.

Affected VersionsENISA

PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.62
PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61

Affected Packages

euvd peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools is the Java-based application platform and runtime layer beneath PeopleSoft HCM, FSCM, CRM and Campus Solutions; the affected subsystem is its Push Notifications service, which brokers notification delivery between the application servers, the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture web tier and connected client channels. No CWE identifier was supplied, so the root-cause class cannot be pinned to a specific coding weakness; the CVSS vector (AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) instead frames an access-control and trust-boundary weakness reachable only from the local network segment on which the PeopleTools hardware sits, exercised by a principal that already possesses high privileges on or against the target. The absence of a scope change (S:U) indicates the compromise stays within the PeopleTools security authority rather than pivoting into the underlying operating system or database tier. Notably, the upstream tag labels this 'Information Disclosure' while the assessed vector shows full C/I/A impact, so downstream consumers should rely on the vector rather than the tag.

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Severity by source

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

Adjacent segment access gives AV:A, high-privilege precondition gives PR:H, low complexity once positioned gives AC:L; full takeover sets C/I/A to H.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Push Notifications). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61 and 8.62. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with access to the physical communication segment attached to the hardware where the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools executes to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 83% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise ERP/HR suite common in large orgs, not everywhere
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
Controlled
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

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