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Oracle Essbase EUVDEUVD-2026-106849

| CVE-2026-91662 MEDIUM
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-39jf-j76p-3v74
6.4
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-privileged logon on Essbase host
  2. Delivery
    Target Java Based Agent component
  3. Exploit
    Win high-complexity exploit condition
  4. Execution
    Cross scope boundary to adjacent products
  5. Impact
    Read critical data and tamper with records

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 the attacker to already have an interactive low-privileged logon on the server infrastructure where Oracle Essbase 21.8.3.0.0 executes (AV:L, PR:L) and to interact with the Java Based Agent component; no victim user interaction is needed (UI:N). The primary limiting factors are: (1) local access is mandatory - this cannot be triggered by an unauthenticated remote attacker over the network; (2) high attack complexity (AC:H) implies a condition outside the attacker's control (e.g., timing/race or a specific state) must be met, reducing reliability; and (3) only the specified version 21.8.3.0.0 is listed as affected. The scope change means a successful exploit can impact additional co-located products, so the realistic blast radius depends on what else runs on the same host.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity, hard-to-exploit issue that is unlikely to be a top-tier emergency priority. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N, base 6.4) shows exploitation requires LOCAL access (AV:L) - the attacker must already have a logon on the infrastructure where Oracle Essbase executes - plus low privileges (PR:L) and must overcome high attack complexity (AC:H), which typically means race conditions, specific timing, or non-default state. These factors sharply limit opportunistic or remote mass exploitation. The one aggravating signal is the scope change (S:C): a successful attack can significantly impact additional products beyond Essbase itself, and confidentiality impact is High (full read of Essbase-accessible data) with partial integrity impact (I:L). No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC was provided in the input, and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis - all exploitation-probability signals are therefore absent rather than elevated. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag CONFLICTS with the description, which explicitly requires an authenticated low-privileged attacker with logon; treat that tag as suspect. Net: a legitimately scoped risk for environments running the affected Essbase build, but the local-access + high-complexity preconditions make it a patch-in-normal-cycle item rather than a drop-everything emergency, absent any exploitation evidence.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds a low-privileged local account on the host running Oracle Essbase targets the Java Based Agent component, winning a difficult-to-trigger condition (AC:H) to break out of the intended privilege and scope boundary. Because the flaw causes a scope change, the successful attack lets them read all Essbase-accessible critical data and perform some unauthorized writes, potentially affecting adjacent products on the same infrastructure. No public exploit code is known at time of analysis, so this would require custom development against the specific condition.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 20, 2026

A local privilege-escalation-style flaw in Oracle Essbase 21.8.3.0.0's Java Based Agent component lets an attacker who already holds a low-privileged logon on the Essbase host read, modify, or delete sensitive data managed by the product. Because the vector is AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C, exploitation requires local access plus a condition outside the attacker's control, and the scope change means co-located products on the same host may also be compromised. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and the moderate CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.4 reflects confidentiality-heavy impact with only partial integrity loss.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update referenced in https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html for Oracle Essbase 21.8.3.0.0 (or upgrade to a later supported release once confirmed non-vulnerable); verify the exact patch/build identifier in the advisory rather than assuming a version number. Until the CPU is applied, the most effective compensating control is reducing local attack surface: restrict interactive logon to the Essbase host to a minimal set of administrators, remove or disable unnecessary low-privileged OS and database accounts, and enforce least privilege so that compromise of a low-privileged account does not grant meaningful reach into the Java Based Agent. Because AC:H suggests a state or timing prerequisite, isolating Essbase onto a dedicated host with no co-located sensitive services limits the scope-change impact, at the cost of additional infrastructure. Monitor and audit local logon and agent-process activity for anomalous data access, and note that network-perimeter controls alone do not mitigate this issue since the vector is local.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Essbase 21.8.3.0.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_essbase no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Essbase is a multidimensional OLAP server used for analytical modeling and reporting; the affected component is its Java Based Agent, a JVM-based process that brokers requests between Essbase services and external Java components. No CWE was assigned, but the CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N) describes an access-control or trust-boundary weakness inside the Java agent that a locally authenticated low-privileged user can reach, with high attack complexity implying a race condition, specific server state, or timing prerequisite must align. The S:C scope change indicates the agent runs with privileges or interfaces beyond Essbase's own security boundary, so a successful bypass can expose co-located applications. Only version 21.8.3.0.0 is identified as affected in Oracle's advisory; no CPE strings were supplied, so precise platform/edition mapping must be confirmed against the cpuoct2026 advisory.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 6.4 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.4 MEDIUM

Attacker needs a local low-privileged logon (AV:L, PR:L) and must win a hard-to-control condition (AC:H); scope change (S:C) with full read (C:H), partial write (I:L), no availability impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in Oracle Essbase (component: Java Based Agent). The supported version that is affected is 21.8.3.0.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Essbase executes to compromise Oracle Essbase. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Essbase, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Essbase accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Essbase accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 100% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise OLAP/BI analytics server, common in large orgs but 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 0.1%
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
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0
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