Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain high-privileged local logon to HFM server
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DeliveryAccess HFM Security component interface
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ExploitTrigger authorization bypass in security layer
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ExecutionRead all HFM financial data
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ImpactModify or delete critical financial records
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 two concrete prerequisites: first, the attacker must have the ability to log on directly to the operating system or infrastructure layer where Oracle Hyperion Financial Management 11.2.25.0.000 executes (AV:L - remote network exploitation is not possible); second, the attacker must already hold high-privileged credentials in that environment (PR:H), such as an administrative OS account, a high-privileged service account, or equivalent. The targeted version is specifically 11.2.25.0.000 - other versions are not confirmed vulnerable by the advisory. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and exploits with low complexity once access conditions are met. Limiting factors include the inability to exploit remotely, the requirement for pre-existing high privileges, and the absence of availability impact. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag implies the bypass operates at the HFM application authorization layer within an already-authenticated session, not at the OS authentication boundary. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.0 reflects a medium-severity rating, appropriately moderated by the local attack vector (AV:L) and high-privilege requirement (PR:H), which together substantially narrow the exploitable attack surface. An attacker must already have logon access to the server infrastructure running HFM - ruling out remote, unauthenticated exploitation. However, the confidentiality and integrity impacts are both rated High (C:H/I:H), meaning a successful exploit yields full read and write access to HFM financial data, which is a severe business impact for organizations relying on HFM for financial close and reporting. EPSS data was not provided, but given the local+high-privilege prerequisites, real-world exploitation probability is expected to be low for opportunistic attackers. There is no KEV listing and no public exploit code, further reducing immediate threat. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag is partially inconsistent with the PR:H CVSS rating - a genuine auth bypass should not require high privileges. This suggests the bypass operates at an application authorization layer (not OS authentication) and defenders should verify whether privileged service accounts or database-level users are the realistic threat actor, not external parties. Availability is not impacted (A:N), so disruption of service is not a concern. Overall: a meaningful insider or privileged-access threat to sensitive financial data, but not an emergency for organizations with strong privileged access controls. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An insider or compromised service account with high-privileged local access to the HFM server invokes a weakness in the HFM Security component that bypasses application-layer authorization checks. The attacker gains read access to all financial consolidation data - including sensitive ledger entries, forecasts, and audit trails - and can modify or delete records without detection through normal application controls. No public proof-of-concept exploit code exists at time of analysis, meaning exploitation requires attacker familiarity with HFM's internals. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 19, 2026
Oracle Hyperion Financial Management 11.2.25.0.000 exposes a local security-component flaw that grants a high-privileged infrastructure user unauthorized read and write access to all application data, including critical financial records. Despite requiring existing high privileges, the 'Authentication Bypass' tag signals that the Security component likely fails to enforce intra-application authorization boundaries, enabling privilege escalation within the product beyond the attacker's sanctioned scope. No public exploit code has been identified, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Organizations should apply the Oracle Critical Security Patch Update (CPU) for August 2026, available at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html. Oracle CPUs bundle cumulative fixes, so applying the full CPU is the recommended primary remediation; an exact standalone patch version was not independently confirmed from the available references. As a compensating control pending patching, restrict logon access to the infrastructure hosts running HFM to only those accounts that absolutely require it - reducing the pool of principals who could trigger this flaw. Audit and review service account privileges on HFM servers, removing unnecessary high-privileged local accounts. Enable enhanced logging and monitoring of HFM Security component events to detect anomalous data access patterns. Note that restricting OS-level logon does not remediate the underlying application flaw and should be treated as a temporary measure only.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) is an enterprise financial consolidation and reporting platform deployed on-premises. The affected component is labeled 'Security', which in Oracle's taxonomy typically governs authentication, session management, or authorization enforcement within the application layer. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag, combined with the CVSS vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N, suggests the flaw is not a bypass of OS-level authentication but rather a failure in HFM's internal security controls - a high-privileged OS or infrastructure account can leverage this weakness to circumvent application-layer authorization and access or manipulate data beyond their intended scope. The CWE identifier was not provided by Oracle, leaving the precise root-cause class (e.g., improper authorization, broken access control) unconfirmed. The affected version is specifically 11.2.25.0.000.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Local infrastructure logon and high OS privileges required; no availability impact; full data read/write within unchanged scope confirmed by description.
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hyperion Financial Management product of Oracle Hyperion (component: Security). The supported version that is affected is 11.2.25.0.000. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Hyperion Financial Management executes to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Hyperion Financial Management accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Hyperion Financial Management accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
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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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EUVD-2026-61960
GHSA-mf2j-3fx6-f339
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