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Oracle Advanced Benefits EUVDEUVD-2026-47485

| CVE-2026-61325 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-07-21 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-h6r5-hpj5-w3rf
7.6
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
    Authenticate with high-privilege EBS account
  2. Delivery
    Reach Internal Operations over HTTP
  3. Exploit
    Abuse authorization flaw (scope change)
  4. Execution
    Read confidential Advanced Benefits data
  5. Persist
    Perform limited unauthorized writes
  6. Impact
    Impact adjacent Oracle products

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 requires the attacker to already possess a HIGH-privilege authenticated account within Oracle Advanced Benefits / E-Business Suite (CVSS PR:H) and network HTTP access to the EBS web tier reaching the 'Internal Operations' component of Advanced Benefits 12.2.15. No user interaction is needed (UI:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L), but the high-privilege prerequisite is the primary limiting factor - this is not anonymously exploitable, and only version 12.2.15 is named as affected. The scope-change (S:C) condition means a successful attack can affect resources beyond the Advanced Benefits security authority. Note the tension between the 'Authentication Bypass' tag and the PR:H vector; PR:H is the metric of record and should govern defensive assessment unless Oracle's advisory states otherwise.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.6 (High) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - network-reachable, low complexity, no user interaction, but requiring HIGH privileges (PR:H). The score is driven up largely by the scope change and High confidentiality impact rather than by ease of access: an attacker must already hold a high-privilege EBS account, which limits the realistic attacker population to insiders or those who have already compromised a privileged account. No EPSS score was supplied, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The issue is NOT in CISA KEV and no POC was reported, so there is no evidence of active exploitation or public weaponization. A conflicting signal worth verifying: the vendor tag says 'Authentication Bypass,' yet the CVSS vector requires PR:H - these are in tension. A true pre-authentication bypass would carry PR:N, not PR:H; treat the 'Authentication Bypass' tag as an unverified label and rely on the PR:H vector, meaning realistic risk is elevated-insider/post-compromise rather than anonymous internet exploitation. Priority: patch on the normal Oracle CPU cadence - not a drop-everything emergency given PR:H and no exploitation evidence, but the scope change and High confidentiality impact make it more than theoretical in large EBS estates.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds a high-privilege Oracle Advanced Benefits account (a malicious insider, or an outsider who has phished/compromised such an account) sends crafted authenticated HTTP requests to the Internal Operations component. Leveraging the scope-change weakness, they read confidential data across the application and perform limited unauthorized inserts/updates/deletes, with impact potentially spilling into adjacent Oracle EBS products. No public exploit code is known at time of analysis, so this would currently require the attacker to develop their own technique.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 21, 2026

Privilege-abusing data compromise in Oracle Advanced Benefits 12.2.15 (a module of Oracle E-Business Suite, Internal Operations component) lets a high-privileged, network-authenticated attacker read all data accessible to the application and make limited unauthorized modifications. Because the flaw carries a scope change (CVSS S:C), successful attacks may extend impact to other Oracle products beyond Advanced Benefits itself. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the issue is not in CISA KEV; the fix is delivered in the Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update.

RemediationAI

Apply the fix delivered in the Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update (patch available per vendor advisory: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html); no standalone exact fix build number was provided beyond the CPU reference, so consult that advisory for the precise patch/RUP level for EBS 12.2.15 and apply it during your next patch window. Because exploitation requires a high-privilege application account (PR:H), effective compensating controls until patching include tightly restricting and auditing high-privilege Advanced Benefits / EBS 'Internal Operations' accounts, enforcing least-privilege on benefits-administration roles, and enabling database and application audit logging to detect anomalous access or data modification by privileged users. Additionally, limit HTTP exposure of the EBS web tier to trusted internal networks or VPN and monitor for unexpected cross-module data access consistent with the scope-change behavior; the trade-off of restricting privileged roles and network reach is potential disruption to legitimate benefits administrators, so validate role assignments before tightening.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Advanced Benefits 12.2.15

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_advanced_benefits no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Advanced Benefits is a Human Resources / benefits-administration module within the Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) application stack, exposed over HTTP through EBS's web tier. The vulnerable component is 'Internal Operations,' reached via authenticated application sessions. No CWE was assigned by the source (CWE: N/A), so the precise root-cause class cannot be stated with confidence; however, the vendor tag 'Authentication Bypass' combined with the scope-change flag (S:C) suggests the flaw lets a privileged user cross an authorization or trust boundary and reach data or functionality of adjacent EBS products beyond the security scope of Advanced Benefits. No CPE strings were provided, so affected-product identification relies on the vendor/EUVD version string (Oracle Advanced Benefits 12.2.15).

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 7.6 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.6 HIGH

Network HTTP reachable with low complexity and no interaction, but requires a high-privilege EBS account (PR:H); High confidentiality and low integrity impact with a scope change, no availability impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Advanced Benefits product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). The supported version that is affected is 12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Advanced Benefits. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Advanced Benefits, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Advanced Benefits accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Advanced Benefits accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.6 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle Advanced Benefits 12.2.15 (component of Oracle E-Business Suite) contains a privilege-abuse vulnerability allowing high-privileged attackers to read all application data and make unauthorized modifications; the scope-change flaw extends risk to other connected Oracle systems. This creates material exposure to data exfiltration and unauthorized system changes affecting internal operations and sensitive records. A vendor patch is available for immediate deployment.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 75% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
specific EBS HR benefits module; common in large enterprises, not everywhere
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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
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
Partial

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
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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