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PeopleSoft PeopleTools EUVDEUVD-2026-106274

| CVE-2026-60887 LOW
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-w62j-p47j-pvqr
3.8
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
    Obtain high-privileged local logon to PeopleTools host
  2. Exploit
    Craft malicious Data Mover script/input
  3. Execution
    Induce second privileged user to execute it
  4. Impact
    Trigger limited data read/modify and partial DOS

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to already hold HIGH privileges and valid logon access to the infrastructure/host where PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools executes (AV:L, PR:H) - this is not remotely reachable. The flaw is specific to the Data Mover component on PeopleTools versions 8.61-8.63. Critically, a successful attack also requires human interaction from a person OTHER than the attacker (UI:R), meaning a separate privileged user must perform an action (e.g., executing a Data Mover script/operation). Oracle explicitly rates it 'difficult to exploit' (AC:H). These combined limiting factors - local access, pre-existing high privileges, a second human victim, and high complexity - sharply constrain realistic exploitation to insider or post-compromise scenarios rather than opportunistic attacks.

Impact

This is a genuinely low-priority vulnerability despite affecting a significant enterprise product. Every CVSS signal points to high exploitation friction: the vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L requires local access to the host where PeopleTools runs (AV:L), high attack complexity (AC:H), already-high privileges (PR:H), AND user interaction from a separate victim (UI:R), yielding a base score of only 3.8 (LOW). Oracle itself describes it as 'difficult to exploit.' No EPSS score was provided in the input, and there is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit identified at time of analysis - so there is no evidence of real-world exploitation. The combined requirement of pre-existing high privileges plus tricking another user makes this a chained, insider-adjacent scenario rather than an internet-facing threat. There are no conflicting signals here: the description, the CVSS vector, and the absence of exploitation intelligence all agree this is a low-risk issue that should be patched during routine Oracle CPU cycles, not as an emergency. The 'Denial Of Service' tag is accurate but refers only to a partial DOS (A:L), not a full outage.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A high-privileged PeopleSoft operator with local logon to the PeopleTools host crafts a malicious Data Mover script or input and induces a second privileged user to execute it. When that victim runs the Data Mover operation, the attacker gains limited unauthorized read, limited modification (insert/update/delete) of a subset of PeopleTools data, and can cause a partial denial of service. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, and the chain depends on both local access and social engineering of another user.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 through 8.63 carries a low-severity flaw in the Data Mover component that lets an attacker who already holds high privileges and a valid logon on the PeopleTools host - and who can induce a second, different user to perform an action - read and modify a limited subset of PeopleSoft data and trigger a partial denial of service. Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update scores it CVSS 3.1 3.8 (AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) and explicitly calls it difficult to exploit, so realistic exposure is an insider or post-compromise scenario rather than opportunistic attack; no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update for October 2026 covering PeopleTools 8.61-8.63 - patch availability is per the vendor advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html (no individual patch build number is published in the available data), and schedule it through the normal PeopleSoft change-control window since CPU application requires downtime on the application server and database. Where patching must wait, reduce the attack surface around Data Mover: restrict execution of the Data Mover executable and its scripts to a named set of DBA accounts on hardened hosts, remove Data Mover from general operator roles and shared application-server installs, and log/monitor DMS script invocations - the trade-off is added friction for legitimate migration and bulk-data work, which then must be scheduled through the DBA team. Enforce least privilege on PeopleSoft operator IDs with database-level access so that a single compromised high-privileged account is not sufficient for exploitation, and require a second approver for Data Mover operations, which partially offsets the UI:R precondition at the cost of slower administrative workflows.

Affected VersionsENISA

PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 ≤8.63

Affected Packages

euvd peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

Data Mover is the PeopleTools batch/scripting utility (the psdmtx-style engine driven by Data Mover .dms scripts) that DBAs and administrators use to export, import, migrate and directly manipulate PeopleSoft application data and PeopleTools tables. Because it operates below the application's normal row-level and component-level security, it runs only from an application-server or client installation with elevated PeopleSoft credentials on the host - matching the AV:L/PR:H portion of the vector. Oracle has not published a CWE mapping for this CVE; the impact profile (limited confidentiality, limited integrity and partial availability, gated behind high privilege, high attack complexity and required interaction by a person other than the attacker) is consistent with a logic/authorization weakness in how Data Mover processes an operator-initiated script or operation rather than a memory-corruption class, and AC:H indicates the attacker cannot reliably control the sequence of events without the second user's cooperation. UI:R means the victim is a different privileged user who must execute or approve the Data Mover operation; S:U confirms impact stays within the PeopleTools security scope. EUVD (EUVD-2026-106274) confirms the affected range as PeopleTools 8.61 through 8.63; no CPE strings were supplied in the source data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 3.8 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 3.8 LOW

Requires local host logon (AV:L), pre-existing high privileges (PR:H), a second user to act (UI:R), and is complex (AC:H); impacts are limited partial C/I/A.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Data Mover). 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. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 99% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
Widely used enterprise ERP, but narrower footprint than ubiquitous web stacks
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 LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
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
Low

Priority Score

19
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +19
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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