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Public Sector Financials EUVDEUVD-2026-47514

| CVE-2026-62480 MEDIUM
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-07-21 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-293x-f7pv-38xc
6.5
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 credentials
  2. Delivery
    Connect to EBS server via HTTP
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted request to Internal Operations component
  4. Execution
    Bypass intra-application authorization check
  5. Impact
    Read all accessible financial data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
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 a valid, low-privileged Oracle E-Business Suite user account with HTTP network connectivity to the EBS application server hosting Public Sector Financials. The affected module (Internal Operations) must be deployed, which is standard in Public Sector Financials installations. Exploitation is limited to data read access; no write, delete, or code-execution capability is indicated. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag suggests the bypass operates at the intra-application authorization layer (role or object-level), meaning that possession of any EBS login credential - not necessarily one with permissions to the Internal Operations component - may be sufficient. External unauthenticated attackers are excluded unless they first obtain EBS credentials. No specific non-default configuration trigger is described, implying the flaw affects standard deployments of the named versions.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) reflects a meaningful but bounded risk: any authenticated low-privileged user on the network can trivially read all data accessible within the application. The low attack complexity and absence of user interaction interaction requirements make exploitation straightforward for any insider or credential-holding external attacker. However, the scope is unchanged (S:U), and integrity and availability are unaffected (I:N/A:N), limiting the blast radius to data exfiltration. A notable analytical tension exists between the 'Authentication Bypass' tag in ENISA EUVD data and the CVSS PR:L metric - a true authentication bypass would typically yield PR:N; the PR:L assignment suggests an authenticated user bypasses role-based or object-level authorization rather than subverting login entirely. This distinction matters for defenders: the attack requires at minimum a valid EBS user account. No EPSS score was provided; without it, exploitation probability cannot be quantified precisely, but the trivial exploitation mechanics (AV:N/AC:L) suggest high exploitation likelihood if credentials are obtained. No KEV listing and no POC reduce immediate urgency, but the sensitivity of public-sector financial data elevates the impact classification for affected organizations.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker holding a low-privileged Oracle EBS user account - obtained via credential phishing, password reuse, or insider access - sends a crafted HTTP request to the Internal Operations component, bypassing the intended authorization check. The attacker receives a full data dump or is able to iterate over financial records across all organizational units within the Public Sector Financials application, exfiltrating sensitive government budget, procurement, or payment data without triggering standard access-control denials.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026

Unauthorized read access to all data within Oracle Public Sector Financials (E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3-12.2.15) is achievable by a low-privileged attacker over HTTP, requiring no user interaction and no elevated privileges beyond a basic network account. The Internal Operations component fails to enforce appropriate access controls, enabling complete confidentiality compromise of government financial records. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and this vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, though the 'Authentication Bypass' tag in available intelligence suggests the flaw may involve bypassing intra-application authorization rather than authentication itself.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update for July 2026 as documented at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html. Oracle CPUs are cumulative, so organizations should apply the full July 2026 CPU to bring affected EBS 12.2.x instances to the patched state; the exact remediated version number is not independently confirmed in available intelligence and should be verified directly against Oracle's advisory. If immediate patching is not feasible, compensating controls should include restricting network access to the EBS Internal Operations component to only authorized users via firewall or network segmentation, reducing the pool of accounts that can reach the vulnerable endpoint. Auditing EBS user accounts to enforce least-privilege and revoking unnecessary low-privileged accounts limits the attacker base. Note that network segmentation does not eliminate risk if attackers already hold valid EBS credentials from phishing or credential reuse. Monitor EBS application logs for anomalous queries against the Internal Operations component as a detection measure.

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) designed for government and public-sector organizations to manage budgeting, procurement, and financial operations. The affected component, Internal Operations, is exposed over HTTP and processes requests from authenticated EBS users. The vulnerability exists across all release 12 patch levels from 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 of the EBS stack. No CWE identifier was assigned by NVD or Oracle, limiting precise root-cause classification; however, the 'Authentication Bypass' tag in ENISA EUVD intelligence (EUVD-2026-47514) combined with the CVSS confidentiality-only impact suggests a broken access control or authorization bypass pattern (consistent with CWE-284 or CWE-863) rather than a memory-safety issue. The attack vector is network (AV:N) via HTTP with low attack complexity (AC:L), indicating a straightforward HTTP request is sufficient to trigger the flaw.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network-accessible HTTP attack requiring low-privilege credentials; confidentiality-only impact with no integrity or availability effects, and no scope change confirmed.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/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
None
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. Easily exploitable 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 access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Public Sector Financials accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 72% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
specialized Oracle EBS module for government and public-sector deployments only
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 0.4%
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
Medium
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.

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