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Oracle Workflow EUVDEUVD-2026-61874

| CVE-2026-70927 HIGH
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-x8g6-cfrv-28g4
7.5
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
    Identify HTTP-accessible Oracle EBS application tier
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted request to Workflow Notification Mailer endpoint
  3. Execution
    Trigger unhandled condition causing service hang or crash
  4. Impact
    Repeat request to sustain denial-of-service

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

No special conditions beyond HTTP network reachability to the Oracle Workflow Notification Mailer service are required. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms unauthenticated remote exploitation with no required user interaction or non-default configuration. The Notification Mailer service must be running, which is a standard operational state for EBS deployments that use workflow-based approvals or email notifications. Limiting factors include network segmentation: if the EBS application tier is isolated behind a firewall or DMZ with access restricted to known internal subnets, the attack surface is substantially reduced. Only Oracle EBS installations running versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 are confirmed affected; versions outside this range are not confirmed vulnerable by available data.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5 reflects a high-severity availability impact with the most permissive network profile: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N indicates this is trivially exploitable by any unauthenticated remote attacker over HTTP without any user interaction. Oracle's own advisory language - 'easily exploitable' - independently corroborates the low attack complexity rating. However, the blast radius is strictly limited to availability (C:N/I:N/A:H); there is no data exfiltration or code execution pathway indicated. EPSS data was not included in the provided intelligence, so automated exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The absence of a CISA KEV listing and no reported public exploit code suggest this is not currently under mass exploitation, but the trivial attack requirements mean weaponization risk is non-trivial. Organizations with the EBS application tier exposed to untrusted network segments face meaningful operational continuity risk. Those with strict network segmentation around EBS have meaningfully reduced exposure.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated attacker with HTTP access to the Oracle EBS application tier sends a crafted request to the Workflow Notification Mailer endpoint, triggering an unhandled condition that causes the mailer service to hang or crash. Because the CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N and Oracle classifies this as easily exploitable, the attacker can repeat this trivially to sustain a persistent denial-of-service, preventing workflow notifications and potentially disrupting broader EBS business processes dependent on the Workflow engine. No public exploit code 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 – Aug 19, 2026

Oracle Workflow's Notification Mailer component in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 exposes an unauthenticated HTTP endpoint vulnerable to a complete denial-of-service condition. Attackers with network access can cause the Workflow service to hang or crash repeatedly with no authentication required and low attack complexity, as confirmed by Oracle's August 2026 CPU advisory. No active exploitation has been confirmed in CISA KEV, and no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update for August 2026, available via the Oracle advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html. The exact patched release version within the CPU is not independently confirmed in the available intelligence - consult Oracle's patch availability matrix for the appropriate fix bundle corresponding to your specific EBS version within the 12.2.3-12.2.15 range. As an interim compensating control, restrict HTTP access to the Workflow Notification Mailer's interface using firewall rules or network ACLs to allow only trusted internal application servers and mail relay hosts; this reduces the unauthenticated remote attack surface without disabling the component entirely. Be aware that fully blocking access to the mailer endpoint will disrupt email-based workflow notification delivery and inbound notification processing, which may affect business process automation dependent on EBS workflow routing.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Workflow 12.2.3 ≤12.2.15

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_workflow no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Workflow is a business process automation engine embedded in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), responsible for routing approvals, business events, and automated notifications across EBS modules. The Workflow Notification Mailer is a service sub-component that handles inbound and outbound email-based workflow notifications and exposes an HTTP-accessible interface within the EBS application tier. The vulnerability targets this mailer's network endpoint directly. No CWE was assigned by Oracle or NVD, but the described behavior - repeatable hang or crash - is consistent with resource exhaustion (CWE-400), infinite loop (CWE-835), or improper input validation (CWE-20) class defects in a request-handling path. Affected products are Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 as confirmed by Oracle's advisory and ENISA EUVD-2026-61874.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Network-accessible unauthenticated endpoint, no complexity or interaction needed, scope unchanged, only availability impacted per description.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Workflow Notification Mailer). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Workflow. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Workflow. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 contain a vulnerability in the Workflow Notification Mailer that allows unauthenticated denial-of-service attacks. While no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, any attacker with network access can trigger service hangs or crashes, disrupting order-to-cash, procurement, and other dependent business processes. Organizations running vulnerable versions face business continuity risk with no current patch available.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Restrict network access to Workflow Notification Mailer endpoints to internal networks only; implement rate limiting and request throttling at the application or WAF layer; enable real-time alerting on service crashes or hang events; segment the Workflow service network to limit lateral attack propagation; monitor patch availability from Oracle's monthly CPU advisories as no vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 63% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
widely deployed enterprise ERP suite, but not universally adopted
Data Quality
4 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· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
High

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

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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