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Oracle Workflow EUVDEUVD-2026-46937

| CVE-2026-60575 MEDIUM
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-07-21 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-4265-4p85-9rph
6.3
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
    Acquire low-privileged EBS credentials
  2. Delivery
    Connect to EBS application tier via HTTP
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted request to Notification Mailer
  4. Execution
    Exploit authorization flaw in component
  5. Impact
    Read, modify, or disrupt workflow data

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

The attacker must possess a valid low-privileged account within the Oracle E-Business Suite instance, confirmed by the CVSS PR:L metric - unauthenticated external exploitation is not possible. Network connectivity to the EBS application tier over HTTP is required (AV:N), and the Workflow Notification Mailer component must be active and accessible, which is the default configuration for EBS deployments utilizing workflow-driven business processes. No user interaction is required (UI:N) and attack complexity is Low (AC:L), meaning no race conditions or special timing windows must be exploited. Exploitation is bounded by the unchanged scope (S:U): impact is limited to Oracle Workflow's own data and service availability, not broader EBS system compromise, database access, or operating system access. The primary limiting factor is the authentication requirement - any attacker lacking a valid EBS credential cannot exploit this vulnerability directly.

Impact

The vendor-assigned CVSS 3.1 score of 6.3 (Medium) is grounded in a favorable-for-attackers vector: network reachable (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), low privilege required (PR:L), no user interaction (UI:N), and unchanged scope (S:U) - but impact is bounded at partial across all three CIA dimensions (C:L/I:L/A:L). No EPSS score was available in the provided intelligence, limiting probabilistic exploitation estimation. The vulnerability is absent from CISA KEV and no public proof-of-concept code is referenced, which meaningfully reduces near-term exploitation likelihood. However, AC:L means that once an attacker holds any valid EBS credential - which in large enterprise environments can include thousands of internal users or federated external portal users - the exploitation path is mechanically simple. Oracle EBS environments often hold sensitive financial, HR, and supply chain data, so even partial read and write access to workflow records may have disproportionate business impact relative to the CVSS score. The absence of a CWE prevents confident assessment of exploitability nuances such as memory safety implications or chaining potential. No conflicting signals exist in available data, but the missing CWE and lack of EPSS are notable data gaps.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with any low-privileged EBS account - such as a standard employee self-service user or a compromised service account - sends crafted HTTP requests to the Workflow Notification Mailer endpoint on the EBS application tier. The attacker reads a subset of in-flight workflow records (e.g., pending approvals or notification payloads), inserts or modifies workflow data to alter approval outcomes or inject content, and can partially degrade Workflow service availability for other users. No public proof-of-concept code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026

Oracle Workflow's Notification Mailer component within E-Business Suite 12.2.3-12.2.15 is exploitable by network-authenticated low-privileged users to partially read, modify, and disrupt workflow data over HTTP without user interaction. The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.3 (Medium) reflects constrained but multi-dimensional CIA impact (C:L/I:L/A:L) with low attack complexity, making exploitation straightforward for any valid EBS account holder. No confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV) or public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis; remediation is available through the Oracle Critical Patch Update for July 2026.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update for July 2026, announced at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html; the specific patch number and installation instructions are available through My Oracle Support (MOS) for each EBS 12.2.x sub-release - Oracle does not publicly disclose exact patched version identifiers. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network-layer access to the EBS application tier's HTTP listener to authorized internal IP ranges only, reducing external attack surface while noting this will not block exploitation by internal users with valid credentials. Additionally, Oracle EBS function security can be used to limit which responsibility profiles have access to Workflow administration interfaces, reducing the pool of accounts capable of reaching the Notification Mailer component - though this trade-off may impair legitimate workflow processing for restricted users. No vendor-published workaround was identified in available references.

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 an embedded process automation and routing engine bundled with Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) 12.2.x, used to orchestrate approval chains, notifications, and business events across EBS modules. The Workflow Notification Mailer is a server-side background service responsible for sending and receiving email-based workflow notifications, processing inbound responses, and updating workflow item statuses via an HTTP-accessible interface. The affected version range spans EBS 12.2.3 through 12.2.15, a multi-year release window covering the majority of actively supported EBS 12.2 deployments. No CWE classification was provided by Oracle, which precludes definitive root-cause categorization; however, the multi-dimensional partial impact profile combined with a low-privilege network vector is consistent with an authorization control weakness or insufficient input validation within the mailer's HTTP-facing interface. The attack surface is the EBS application tier's HTTP listener rather than the database layer directly.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 6.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 6.3 MEDIUM

Vendor vector is consistent with description; PR:L aligns with 'low privileged attacker,' and partial C/I/A reflect bounded workflow-data-only impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

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. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Workflow. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Workflow accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Workflow accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Workflow. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 81% exploitable
Prevalence
High
Oracle EBS widely deployed across global enterprise and government organizations.
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 0.3%
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
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
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.

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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