Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessCompromise high-privileged Oracle EBS admin credential
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DeliveryAccess Norway Payroll component over HTTP
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ExploitSatisfy undisclosed high-complexity exploit prerequisites
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ExecutionTrigger vulnerability in Norway Payroll processing logic
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ImpactAchieve full takeover of Oracle HRMS Norway instance
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 an attacker who already holds high-level privileges within Oracle E-Business Suite (PR:H) - a compromised EBS administrator credential or a malicious insider is the realistic entry point; external unauthenticated exploitation is not possible. Beyond authentication, Oracle classifies this as 'difficult to exploit' (AC:H), meaning specific environmental, timing, or configuration conditions that Oracle does not disclose publicly must also be satisfied. The vulnerability is reachable over HTTP (AV:N) with no user interaction required (UI:N). The following factors limit exploitation: (1) PR:H eliminates the entire class of external, unauthenticated attackers as first-stage threats; (2) AC:H means exploitation is not reliable or straightforward even for a privileged attacker; (3) Scope:Unchanged confines the impact to the Oracle HRMS Norway instance itself; and (4) the Norway Payroll-specific deployment context restricts the affected population to organizations operating Norwegian payroll within Oracle EBS, a geographically and operationally narrow segment. |
| Impact | The raw C/I/A impact signals a worst-case outcome - full system takeover - yet two CVSS metrics substantially constrain real-world exploitability. PR:H requires the attacker to already hold high-level privileges within Oracle EBS, meaning the realistic threat model is a malicious or compromised administrator rather than an external opportunist. AC:H adds a second barrier, indicating that specific environmental or timing conditions beyond authentication must align for exploitation to succeed. No EPSS score is available in the provided data, precluding probability-of-exploitation comparison. KEV status is not confirmed and no public exploit code has been identified, further supporting a low-to-moderate operational priority for most defenders. The 'Information Disclosure' tag in EUVD metadata sits in tension with the full takeover description - this discrepancy should be verified against the Oracle My Oracle Support patch notes, as it may indicate separate vulnerability paths or a tagging inconsistency. Organizations running Norwegian payroll operations on Oracle EBS should treat this as a meaningful insider-threat and privileged-account-compromise risk, not a perimeter-facing emergency. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A threat actor who has compromised a high-privileged Oracle EBS administrator account, or a malicious insider with such access, crafts and sends a specific HTTP request to the Norway Payroll component while meeting the undisclosed high-complexity conditions required for exploitation. If those conditions are satisfied, the attacker gains full control over the Oracle HRMS (Norway) instance, enabling exfiltration of payroll and employee data, manipulation of payroll records, or denial of payroll processing services. No public exploit code has been identified, making this scenario primarily relevant to targeted attacks against organizations running Norwegian payroll on Oracle EBS. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026
Full takeover of Oracle HRMS (Norway) - the Norway Payroll component within Oracle E-Business Suite - is possible for a high-privileged attacker who can satisfy difficult exploitation conditions over HTTP across versions 12.2.8 through 12.2.15. Despite the complete C/I/A impact, the CVSS 3.1 score of 6.6 reflects real-world constraints: both high attack complexity (AC:H) and high privilege requirements (PR:H) must be met, making opportunistic mass exploitation unlikely. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, consistent with this being a targeted, insider-threat-class risk.
RemediationAI
Apply Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update, which addresses this vulnerability; the advisory is published at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html and patch delivery is through Oracle My Oracle Support. The exact patched release version is not independently confirmed from the available data beyond the CPU release itself - consult Oracle My Oracle Support for the specific patch set applicable to the Norway Payroll component on your EBS version. As compensating controls prior to patching, restrict network access to the Oracle EBS application tier to trusted internal networks only, since AV:N exploitation requires HTTP reachability - this does not eliminate the vulnerability but raises the barrier given AC:H. Additionally, audit and reduce the number of accounts holding high-level HRMS administration privileges (PR:H required), enforce multi-factor authentication on all EBS admin accounts, and review privilege-use logs on the Norway Payroll component for anomalous activity. Note that network restriction alone is insufficient if the threat model includes malicious insiders with legitimate access.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle HRMS (Norway) is a country-localized human resources and payroll module within Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), Oracle's enterprise ERP platform. The vulnerable component - Norway Payroll - handles country-specific payroll computation and statutory reporting for Norwegian operations. The attack vector is network-reachable via HTTP (AV:N), indicating the flaw resides in the EBS web application tier rather than requiring direct OS or database access. No CWE classification is provided, which limits root-cause specificity; however, Oracle's 'Information Disclosure' tag alongside a full takeover outcome (C:H/I:H/A:H) may indicate improper authorization enforcement, privilege escalation, or server-side logic flaws within the payroll processing pipeline. The ENISA EUVD entry EUVD-2026-47168 and Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update (CPU) are the primary corroborating sources; no CPE strings were included in the available intelligence.
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AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network-reachable via HTTP but PR:H and AC:H required; full C/I/A takeover confirmed; scope unchanged per Oracle description.
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CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle HRMS (Norway) product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Norway Payroll). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.8-12.2.15. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle HRMS (Norway). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle HRMS (Norway). CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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GHSA-h2rf-8w3c-98w8
NVD
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EPSS
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