Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate with low-privilege EBS account
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DeliveryReach HRMS UK Payroll HTTP endpoint
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ExploitSend crafted request abusing access control
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ExecutionRead and modify payroll data
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ImpactPivot across scope to other EBS products
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 a low-privileged authenticated account on the Oracle E-Business Suite instance (CVSS PR:L) with network HTTP access to the HRMS (UK) UK Payroll component; no user interaction and no high privileges are needed, and Oracle classifies it as easily exploitable (AC:L). Limiting factors: the target must be running an affected EBS release in the 12.2.3-12.2.15 range with the HRMS (UK) / UK Payroll module deployed and reachable, and the attacker must first obtain valid (even minimal) EBS credentials - so instances not exposing EBS web tiers to untrusted users, or not running the UK Payroll module, are not exploitable. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag hints privilege requirements could be lower in practice, but the CVSS vector confirms only PR:L, so authenticated low-privilege access should be assumed unless Oracle states otherwise. |
| Impact | This is a genuine high-priority issue rather than an inflated CVSS score. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N) describes network-reachable, low-complexity, low-privilege exploitation with no user interaction and cross-scope impact to confidentiality and integrity - Oracle explicitly labels it 'easily exploitable,' aligning with AC:L. Availability impact is None (A:N), so this is a data-exposure and data-tampering threat, not a denial-of-service. No EPSS score, KEV listing, POC, or SSVC decision data was provided, so exploitation probability and active-exploitation status cannot be quantified from the input; the 'no public exploit identified' status reflects absence of evidence, not confirmed absence of risk. The one conflict to verify: the intelligence tag says 'Authentication Bypass,' yet the CVSS vector requires PR:L (a low-privileged authenticated account) - verify with Oracle whether any authentication bypass truly enables unauthenticated access, which would raise real-world risk above the PR:L rating. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged EBS user (for example, a standard employee self-service account) sends crafted HTTP requests to the HRMS UK Payroll component, exploiting the flaw to read and alter payroll and personnel records they should not access. Because of the scope change, the attacker leverages the shared EBS tier to reach and tamper with data belonging to other Oracle EBS modules. No public POC is available at time of analysis, but Oracle rates the vulnerability as easily exploitable. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 21, 2026
Unauthorized data compromise in Oracle HRMS (UK) UK Payroll component of Oracle E-Business Suite (versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15) allows a low-privileged, network-authenticated attacker to read, create, delete, and modify all HRMS-accessible data over HTTP. The scope-change (S:C) rating means a successful attack can pivot beyond HRMS to significantly impact other Oracle EBS products, yielding a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; the fix is delivered in Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update.
RemediationAI
Apply the Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update, which contains the fix for this vulnerability; consult https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html for the exact patch bundle mapped to your EBS 12.2.x release, as Oracle distributes EBS fixes as cumulative CPU patches rather than a single incremented product version (patch available per vendor advisory; no standalone fix version string is provided in the input). Until the CPU is applied, reduce exposure by restricting network access to the EBS HTTP endpoints and the HRMS/UK Payroll pages to trusted internal networks or VPN only, tightening EBS responsibility/role assignments so low-privileged accounts cannot reach payroll functions, and enabling enhanced auditing on HRMS payroll data access - with the trade-off that URL/responsibility restrictions may block legitimate remote payroll users and increase administrative overhead. Because this is a scope-change vulnerability, prioritize patching even where HRMS UK is considered low-value, since impact can extend to other EBS products.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle E-Business Suite is a large integrated ERP/HCM web application stack; the affected surface is the Oracle HRMS (UK) module's UK Payroll component, which handles employee, payroll, and compensation records for UK-based deployments. The CWE is not assigned in the input (CWE: N/A), so the precise root cause class is unconfirmed, but the intelligence tag 'Authentication Bypass' combined with the scope-change flag suggests a flaw where an authenticated but low-privileged user can escalate access across trust boundaries within the shared EBS application/database tier. Because EBS modules share a common Oracle database and middle tier, a scope-crossing weakness in one module (HRMS UK Payroll) can expose data owned by other EBS products, which is consistent with the S:C metric. No CPE strings were provided; affected versions are known only from Oracle's version range 12.2.3-12.2.15.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Network HTTP reach with easy exploitation and a low-privileged account (PR:L, AC:L); scope change to other EBS products; high confidentiality/integrity, no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle HRMS (UK) product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: UK Payroll). 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 HRMS (UK). While the vulnerability is in Oracle HRMS (UK), attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle HRMS (UK) accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle HRMS (UK) accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.6 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).
Executive ViewAI
Oracle E-Business Suite HRMS (UK) Payroll component versions 12.2.3-12.2.15 contains a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) allowing low-privileged authenticated users to read, create, delete, and modify all HRMS data, with potential lateral movement into other EBS modules. This directly threatens the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of payroll records, employee data, and related financial systems across the entire organization, creating acute risks for data breach, compliance violations, and unauthorized financial transactions.
Apply vendor patch: Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update. Pending patching, implement network access restrictions limiting HRMS connectivity to authorized administrative and payroll staff only, and enable enhanced logging for all HRMS transactions.
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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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