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Oracle E-Business Tax EUVDEUVD-2026-47221

| CVE-2026-60974 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-07-21 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-g922-26m8-jxmh
8.1
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-privilege EBS account
  2. Delivery
    Reach E-Business Tax over HTTP
  3. Exploit
    Abuse authorization weakness in Internal Operations
  4. Execution
    Read and modify tax data
  5. Impact
    Compromise data confidentiality and integrity

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

Requires a low-privileged authenticated account on the Oracle E-Business Suite application (CVSS PR:L) with HTTP network access to the EBS web tier hosting the E-Business Tax 'Internal Operations' component, on releases 12.2.3-12.2.15. Limiting factors: exploitation is not pre-authentication despite the 'Authentication Bypass' tag - the attacker must already possess valid low-level credentials or a session; no availability impact is possible (A:N); and the affected instance must be a supported 12.2.x deployment with E-Business Tax in use. No special non-default configuration or user interaction is otherwise needed.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) describes an easily exploitable network attack requiring only low privileges and no user interaction, yielding full read and write access to E-Business Tax data - a genuine 8.1 High. Real-world priority is elevated because EBS is a business-critical financial system holding sensitive tax and accounting data, and only a low-privileged foothold is needed. Countervailing signals: no EPSS score, no KEV listing, and no known public exploit code were provided, indicating no evidence of active or widespread exploitation yet. Note a conflict to verify: the 'Authentication Bypass' tag implies no authentication, yet the CVSS vector explicitly requires PR:L (an authenticated low-privileged account) - the CVSS metrics should govern here, so treat this as an authenticated authorization flaw unless Oracle states otherwise.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has obtained or been granted any low-privilege EBS application account sends crafted HTTP requests to the E-Business Tax Internal Operations functionality and, by abusing the authorization weakness, reads and alters tax and financial data beyond their assigned permissions. No user interaction or elevated privileges are required, and low attack complexity means the request succeeds reliably; no public proof-of-concept has been identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026

Sensitive data compromise in Oracle E-Business Tax (component: Internal Operations), part of Oracle E-Business Suite releases 12.2.3 through 12.2.15, allows a low-privileged attacker with HTTP network access to read, create, delete, or modify all data accessible to the E-Business Tax module. Oracle rates it CVSS 3.1 8.1 with high confidentiality and integrity impact but no availability impact, and it is remediated in the July 2026 Critical Patch Update. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

Apply the fixes in Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update per the advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html (Patch available per vendor advisory; no discrete fix version string was provided beyond the CPU, so consult the CPU patch matrix for the exact patch for your 12.2.x level). Because exploitation requires only a low-privileged authenticated account, interim compensating controls until patching include tightening application-user provisioning and removing unnecessary E-Business Tax responsibilities/roles, restricting network reachability of the EBS web tier to trusted networks or VPN, and enabling enhanced auditing/monitoring on tax-related data changes to detect abuse - with the trade-off that network restrictions may impede legitimate remote users and aggressive role removal can disrupt business tax workflows. Prioritize patching over workarounds since access-control flaws are difficult to fully mitigate without the vendor fix.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle E-Business Tax 12.2.3 ≤12.2.15

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_e_business_tax no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle E-Business Tax is the tax-determination and reporting engine within Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), Oracle's on-premises ERP platform, exposed through the standard EBS web tier over HTTP/HTTPS. The affected 'Internal Operations' component handles back-office tax processing logic accessible to authenticated application users. No CWE was assigned by NVD, so the precise root-cause class is unconfirmed; however, the reporter tag 'Authentication Bypass' combined with a CVSS vector requiring low privileges (PR:L) suggests a horizontal/vertical access-control or authorization weakness that lets an already-authenticated low-privilege account reach data it should not, rather than a fully pre-authentication bypass. The scope is Unchanged (S:U), meaning impact is confined to the E-Business Tax module's own data domain.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 8.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 8.1 HIGH

Network HTTP reach with a low-privileged account and no user interaction (PR:L, AV:N, AC:L, UI:N); full read/write to module data gives C:H/I:H, and no availability impact means A:N.

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle E-Business Tax product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). 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 E-Business Tax. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle E-Business Tax accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle E-Business Tax accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 contain a critical flaw in the Tax module that allows low-privileged users with network access to read, create, delete, or modify all tax-related data, directly compromising the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive financial and compliance records. Organizations running affected instances face significant operational risk, with particular concern for tax compliance data subject to regulatory requirements and auditing obligations.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71% exploitable
Prevalence
High
Oracle E-Business Suite is a widely deployed enterprise ERP in large organizations
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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

40
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +40
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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