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Oracle Public Sector Financials EUVDEUVD-2026-47194

| CVE-2026-60929 LOW
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-07-21 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-4rqr-p45c-whv5
3.1
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 EBS account credentials
  2. Delivery
    Access Internal Operations component via HTTP
  3. Exploit
    Satisfy high-complexity exploitation prerequisite conditions
  4. Execution
    Trigger authorization control bypass
  5. Impact
    Perform unauthorized insert, update, or delete on accessible financial 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

A valid low-privileged Oracle E-Business Suite account is required - unauthenticated exploitation is not possible per the CVSS PR:L metric. High Attack Complexity (AC:H) indicates that additional prerequisites beyond standard authenticated access must be met, such as specific application state, a particular sequence of operations, or timing conditions within the Internal Operations component; the vendor description does not enumerate these precisely. The vulnerability is scoped exclusively to Oracle Public Sector Financials versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 within Oracle E-Business Suite, accessed via HTTP. Exploitation is further bounded by the S:U (Unchanged Scope) metric, meaning the attacker cannot pivot beyond the Oracle Public Sector Financials system boundary, and by I:L, limiting unauthorized data manipulation to a subset of accessible records rather than full data takeover. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag may suggest a post-authentication privilege escalation within the application rather than a bypass of the login mechanism itself.

Impact

The overall risk posture of this vulnerability is low in real-world terms, consistent with the CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.1. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) reflects three meaningful constraints: an authenticated attacker is required (PR:L), exploitation is difficult (AC:H), and impact is limited solely to partial data integrity (C:N/I:L/A:N) with no scope change. No EPSS score was included in the input data, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and no public proof-of-concept code has been identified. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag introduces a mild inconsistency - it may overstate the nature of the flaw relative to the PR:L vector, and defenders should not treat this as unauthenticated. For public sector organizations subject to financial data integrity requirements (e.g., FISMA, FedRAMP), even limited unauthorized data modification may have compliance implications disproportionate to the raw CVSS score, warranting patching within normal maintenance cycles rather than emergency response.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with a low-privileged Oracle E-Business Suite account sends crafted HTTP requests to the Internal Operations component under specific application conditions (reflecting the AC:H constraint) that trigger an authorization control bypass. With the bypass achieved, the attacker can insert, update, or delete a subset of Oracle Public Sector Financials data beyond their authorized scope - for example, modifying financial records or transactional entries. No publicly available exploit code exists at time of analysis, increasing the practical difficulty of exploitation.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026

Unauthorized data manipulation in Oracle Public Sector Financials (E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15) is achievable by a low-privileged authenticated attacker over HTTP targeting the Internal Operations component. Despite the 'Authentication Bypass' tag, the CVSS PR:L metric confirms initial credentials are required, suggesting the flaw represents a post-authentication authorization control bypass rather than a full authentication bypass. Impact is constrained to limited integrity loss - partial unauthorized insert, update, or delete of accessible data - with no confidentiality or availability impact, and no public exploit or active exploitation identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update patches for Oracle E-Business Suite, which address this vulnerability as per the vendor advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html. No independently confirmed exact patched version number was present in the input data beyond the CPU reference - consult Oracle Support (My Oracle Support) for the specific patch identifiers applicable to your E-Business Suite release. As a compensating control prior to patching, restrict HTTP access to Oracle E-Business Suite Internal Operations endpoints to known trusted networks and VPN-only access, reducing the attacker's reachable attack surface. Review and tighten Role-Based Access Controls within EBS to ensure low-privileged accounts have the minimum necessary entitlements in the financials module, which limits the blast radius of any successful exploitation. The inherent AC:H complexity of the vulnerability also naturally reduces exploitation likelihood in the interim.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Public Sector Financials 12.2.3 ≤12.2.15

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_public_sector_financials no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Public Sector Financials is a specialized module within Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), an enterprise ERP platform widely used by government and public sector entities for financial management. The affected component, Internal Operations, handles backend processing logic within the financials module and is exposed over HTTP. No CWE was assigned by the reporter, but the combination of the 'Authentication Bypass' tag and the CVSS vector (PR:L, AC:H) is most consistent with CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) or CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) - a condition where an authenticated low-privileged user can reach data or functions beyond their authorized scope. The high attack complexity (AC:H) implies the exploitation path requires specific application state, timing, or non-default conditions rather than a straightforward request. No CPE strings were supplied in the input data, so exact component versioning beyond the vendor-stated 12.2.3-12.2.15 range cannot be independently pinpointed.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 3.1 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 3.1 LOW

Network HTTP access with low privileges required; high complexity reflects unexplained prerequisite conditions; integrity-only limited impact and unchanged scope match the vendor description exactly.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Public Sector Financials product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Public Sector Financials. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Public Sector Financials accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.1 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 86% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche government and public sector ERP module
Data Quality
5 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 LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
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
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Low
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

16
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +16
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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