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Oracle Workflow EUVDEUVD-2026-46556

| CVE-2026-60149 MEDIUM
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-07-21 oracle GHSA-w4cr-3q99-r385
5.2
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 local infrastructure logon
  2. Delivery
    Authenticate with high-privileged OS or application credentials
  3. Exploit
    Target Workflow Notification Mailer process
  4. Execution
    Exploit complex internal condition
  5. Persist
    Cause service hang or repeatable crash
  6. Impact
    Deny workflow notification availability

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 is limited to attackers with a local logon session on the server infrastructure where Oracle Workflow executes - the AV:L vector explicitly rules out remote or network-based exploitation. The attacker must hold high-privileged credentials (PR:H), meaning an OS administrator, DBA, or an equivalently privileged Oracle application account with direct server access. Attack complexity is high (AC:H), meaning exploitation is not trivial and requires specific conditions to align, such as a particular application state or timing window within the Notification Mailer process. The vulnerable sub-component is specifically the Workflow Notification Mailer; installations where this mailer feature is disabled or unconfigured face reduced exposure. What limits exploitation: no remote access path exists; opportunistic or automated exploitation is unlikely given AC:H; and the attacker must already control a high-privilege account, implying a prior compromise or malicious insider.

Impact

The vendor-confirmed CVSS 3.1 score of 5.2 (Medium) accurately reflects the constrained threat model. The local attack vector (AV:L) eliminates remote network exploitation entirely - the attacker must already have an authenticated session on the infrastructure host. High privilege requirements (PR:H) further narrow the attacker population to OS-level administrators or high-privileged Oracle application accounts. High attack complexity (AC:H) indicates that exploitation is not reliable and likely depends on specific timing, state, or configuration conditions, corroborating Oracle's own 'difficult to exploit' characterization. The dominant impact is availability (A:H - complete DoS), with only minor confidentiality and integrity exposure (C:L, I:L). No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or proof-of-concept is available, providing no signal of active or widescale exploitation. In practice, this vulnerability represents a meaningful risk only in environments where untrusted high-privileged insiders or compromised admin accounts could reach the Workflow server directly; for organizations with strong privileged access controls, real-world risk is low despite the service-disruption potential.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has already obtained a high-privileged local session on the Oracle EBS infrastructure host - whether through insider access or prior compromise of an admin account - could exploit a complex condition within the Workflow Notification Mailer to cause the service to hang or crash repeatedly, disrupting business process notifications and approvals across the EBS environment. Given the high complexity requirement, the attacker would likely need detailed knowledge of the mailer's internal state or require multiple attempts to trigger the condition reliably. No proof-of-concept or exploit code is publicly known.

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 – Jul 22, 2026

Oracle Workflow Notification Mailer in E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 exposes a denial-of-service and limited data manipulation condition exploitable only by a high-privileged, local attacker under complex circumstances. Successful exploitation can cause a complete hang or repeatable crash of the Workflow service, alongside minor unauthorized read and write access to a subset of its data. No public exploit or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, and Oracle classifies this as difficult to exploit.

RemediationAI

The primary remediation is to apply Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update (CPU), referenced at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html, which addresses this vulnerability within the Oracle Workflow component. An exact fixed version number is not independently confirmed from available data - organizations should consult the Oracle CPU patch matrix to identify the specific patch for their 12.2.x EBS installation. As a compensating control prior to patching, restrict local operating system logon access to the Oracle Workflow server to only the minimum set of trusted, named administrative accounts, reducing the pool of potential attackers; this may require reviewing and tightening sudoers or OS group memberships, with care not to lock out legitimate operational roles. Monitoring the Workflow Notification Mailer process for unexpected restarts, hangs, or resource spikes can aid early detection. Note that restricting OS-level access may affect automated patching or monitoring agents that rely on local infrastructure access.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Workflow 12.2.3 ≤12.2.15

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_workflow no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Workflow is a business process automation engine embedded in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), responsible for routing approvals, notifications, and workflow events across EBS modules. The vulnerable sub-component is the Workflow Notification Mailer, which handles outbound email notifications for workflow events via SMTP. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:oracle_corporation:oracle_workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, covering versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. No CWE classification has been assigned, so the precise root cause class (e.g., resource exhaustion, race condition, logic flaw) within the mailer process is not formally disclosed. The impact profile - high availability loss with limited confidentiality and integrity effects - is consistent with a resource or concurrency issue in a long-running service process, though this remains unconfirmed absent a CWE or vendor technical disclosure.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 5.2 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
vuln.today AI 5.2 MEDIUM

Local-only vector and high privileges match the description's infrastructure-logon requirement with elevated credentials; AC:H reflects Oracle's confirmed 'difficult to exploit' classification.

3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/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
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Workflow Notification Mailer). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Workflow executes to compromise Oracle Workflow. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Workflow as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Workflow accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Workflow accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
major enterprise ERP suite deployed broadly in large organizations
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

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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