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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Oracle states unauthenticated HTTP exploitation with low complexity yielding full product takeover, supporting AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N and C:H/I:H/A:H with unchanged scope.
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CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Updates Environment Management). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61 and 8.62. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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AnalysisAI
Remote takeover of Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 and 8.62 is possible through the Updates Environment Management component via unauthenticated HTTP requests. The CVSS 9.8 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates trivial network-based exploitation against any internet- or intranet-exposed instance, with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but Oracle's 'easily exploitable' language and the unauthenticated nature make this a high-priority patching target.
Technical ContextAI
PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools is the application development and runtime framework underlying Oracle's PeopleSoft ERP suite (HCM, FSCM, Campus Solutions). The affected component, Updates Environment Management, is the subsystem responsible for distributing and applying Oracle-supplied PeopleTools patches, PeopleSoft Update Images (PIs), and environment configuration across application, batch, and web server tiers. Per the CPE data, this affects cpe:2.3:a:oracle_corporation:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools across versions 8.61 and 8.62. No CWE was assigned by NVD, but the combination of unauthenticated HTTP attack vector and full system takeover impact is consistent with classes such as authentication bypass, unsafe deserialization, or command injection in management interfaces - common root causes in Java-based Oracle middleware components.
RemediationAI
Apply the fix from Oracle's out-of-cycle security alert at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/alert-cve-2026-35273.html as the primary remediation; consult the alert for the exact PeopleTools patch identifiers corresponding to your 8.61 or 8.62 deployment, as exact fix version numbers were not provided in the input data (Patch available per vendor advisory). Until the patch is deployed, restrict network reachability to the PeopleTools web/PIA tier and the Updates Environment Management endpoint to trusted administrative networks via WAF, reverse-proxy ACLs, or perimeter firewall rules - note this will break self-service portal access for any users outside those networks. Increase web access log monitoring for anomalous requests to environment-management URIs and review PeopleSoft administrative accounts for unexpected changes, since post-exploitation may include credential and configuration tampering.
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EUVD-2026-36199
GHSA-25mw-359m-f6rj