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PeopleSoft PeopleTools EUVDEUVD-2026-106517

| CVE-2026-91263 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-g9pg-qh3c-7mfg
4.9
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 as low-privileged PeopleSoft user
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted HTTP request to Notification Configuration
  3. Exploit
    Exploit high-complexity scope-change flaw
  4. Execution
    Gain unauthorized read/update of PeopleTools data
  5. Impact
    Impact additional integrated products

Vulnerability Assessment

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

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

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

Exploitation Conditions

Requires a valid low-privileged PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools account (PR:L) with network access to the application over HTTP, targeting the Notification Configuration component on affected versions 8.61 through 8.63. Exploitation is rated high-complexity (AC:H), meaning success depends on specific conditions outside the attacker's direct control rather than default settings, which materially limits real-world exploitability. Limiting factors: authentication is mandatory (no anonymous attack), no user interaction by a victim is needed (UI:N), and impact is bounded to Low confidentiality and Low integrity with no availability effect - the primary amplifier is the scope change that can reach additional integrated products.

Impact

This is a genuinely moderate, not high-urgency, issue. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.9 (Medium), and the vector tells a consistent, limiting story: AV:N (HTTP-reachable) but AC:H (difficult to exploit, requires conditions outside attacker control) and PR:L (a valid low-privileged PeopleSoft account is required), with only Low confidentiality and Low integrity impact and no availability impact. The scope change (S:C) is the one aggravating factor - Oracle explicitly states attacks may significantly impact additional products beyond PeopleTools - which is why the C:L/I:L impacts still produce a mid-range score. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC was provided in the intelligence set, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. Net: this is a real but low-priority patch item (authenticated, high-complexity, limited-impact) rather than an emergency; prioritize it within normal Oracle Critical Patch Update cadence, with slightly elevated attention where PeopleTools is integrated with other sensitive downstream systems because of the scope change. Note a metadata conflict: the input Tag 'Authentication Bypass' contradicts the CVSS PR:L requirement (a valid low-privileged account is needed), so the vulnerability is NOT an authentication bypass - verify tag provenance.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged but authenticated PeopleSoft user sends a crafted HTTP request to the Notification Configuration component and, under specific non-default conditions (reflecting AC:H), abuses the flaw to read a subset of and modify some PeopleTools-accessible data. Because the scope changes, the manipulation can propagate to affect additional integrated Oracle products beyond PeopleTools. No public exploit code is known, so an attacker would need to develop the technique and already possess valid credentials.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Low-privileged authenticated users of Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 through 8.63 can abuse the Notification Configuration component over HTTP to read a limited subset of application data and to update, insert, or delete some of it, with a scope change that can extend impact to integrated PeopleSoft products. Oracle scores this 4.9 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N): a valid account is mandatory, no victim interaction is required, and there is no availability impact, but the high attack complexity means success hinges on conditions outside the attacker's control, making this a moderate rather than high-urgency issue. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV) was identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update for October 2026 (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html), which is the vendor-released patch source for CVE-2026-91263; Oracle CPUs are cumulative, so apply the current CPU level to the PeopleTools 8.61-8.63 installation and any co-deployed PeopleSoft applications, and confirm the exact PeopleTools patchset number in the CPU advisory rather than assuming a version. Because exploitation requires a valid low-privileged account, the highest-value compensating control pending patching is entitlement reduction: audit and remove Notification Configuration and related configuration-level privileges from day-to-day business roles, keeping them with a small administrative group, and review delegated administration for integration accounts. Restrict network reachability to PeopleSoft web endpoints that service notification configuration - front the environment with a reverse proxy or WAF that enforces authentication and can alert on or block anomalous requests to notification administration paths - at the cost of possible false positives on legitimate administrative traffic. Enable PeopleTools security audit logging and monitor for unexpected inserts, updates or deletions in notification configuration records, particularly changes originating from low-privileged sessions, since the scope change means integrity damage may surface in integrated products rather than in PeopleTools itself. Note that the High attack complexity and mandatory authentication lower the urgency of emergency out-of-band change control, but they do not remove the need to patch.

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

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Technical ContextAI · show details

PeopleTools is Oracle's proprietary application-development and runtime platform that underpins PeopleSoft HCM, Financials/Supply Chain, Campus Solutions and CRM; the Notification Configuration component governs how workflow and alert notifications are defined, templated and delivered. No CWE was assigned by the reporting source, but the behavior described - a low-privileged user reaching configuration functionality that should require higher authority and thereby altering stored records - is consistent with an authorization/access-control weakness on notification configuration endpoints exposed through the PeopleSoft web tier. The CVSS scope change (S:C) is the most consequential attribute: the vulnerable component's privileges can affect resources beyond PeopleTools itself, so records or settings consumed by downstream integrated products may be manipulated even though the flaw resides in PeopleTools. Attack complexity is High (AC:H) and authentication is required (PR:L), meaning the weakness is not reachable anonymously and does not trigger from default configuration alone; confidentiality and integrity impact are both Low and availability is unaffected. The flaw is version-specific to the 8.61-8.63 range identified in the EUVD affected-version data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 4.9 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.9 MEDIUM

HTTP-reachable so AV:N; a valid low-privileged account is required giving PR:L; difficult non-default conditions give AC:H; cross-product reach gives S:C; impact limited to partial read and write, no availability, so C:L/I:L/A:N.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Notification Configuration). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. While the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). 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. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 95% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
Enterprise ERP common in large orgs, universities, government; 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 0.2%
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

24
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +24
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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