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PeopleSoft Lease Administration EUVDEUVD-2026-62036

| CVE-2026-71092 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-xhpp-w38f-j6g4
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
    Obtain low-privileged infrastructure logon
  2. Delivery
    Satisfy high-complexity exploit preconditions
  3. Exploit
    Bypass Lease Administration authorization controls
  4. Execution
    Access or modify critical financial lease data
  5. Impact
    Pivot to additional interconnected PeopleSoft modules

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 low-privileged logon to the operating system or platform infrastructure where PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Lease Administration 9.2 executes - the AV:L attack vector explicitly rules out direct remote exploitation from external networks. Beyond infrastructure access, AC:H indicates that specific, difficult-to-replicate conditions must be satisfied, potentially involving application state, timing constraints, or environmental configuration prerequisites not detailed in the advisory. The scope change to additional PeopleSoft products is only impactful when the Lease Administration component is integrated with or has shared data access to other PeopleSoft modules, which is typical in full ERP deployments. Exploitation is explicitly limited by: mandatory local infrastructure access (no external network path), high attack complexity (not reliably repeatable), a low-privileged authenticated account requirement, and the absence of any availability impact (A:N, denying denial-of-service as an outcome). Unauthenticated external attackers cannot exploit this vulnerability.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5 with vector AV:L/AC:H/PR:L reflects a local, complex, low-privilege attack that meaningfully constrains the real-world attack surface compared to network-exploitable vulnerabilities - external threat actors cannot reach this vulnerability directly without first compromising a foothold on the hosting infrastructure. The Authentication Bypass tag creates analytical tension with the PR:L metric: while initial access requires a low-privileged account, the bypass likely permits escalation of data access beyond the account's intended authorization scope. The high attack complexity (AC:H) suggests exploitation requires specific conditions, race states, or configuration alignments that reduce mass-exploitation likelihood. The scope change to additional PeopleSoft products is a significant risk amplifier, as financial ERP environments often consolidate sensitive payroll, procurement, and ledger data accessible through interconnected modules. Even a mid-sized municipal IT team in walbrzych running PeopleSoft for lease accounting should treat this as a priority patch given the scope-change potential and the sensitivity of financial lease records, though the local-only vector substantially limits exposure to insider threat actors or post-compromise lateral movement scenarios. No EPSS score was available, and there is no CISA KEV listing and no public proof-of-concept - no public exploit identified at time of analysis - which somewhat moderates urgency relative to the CVSS score alone.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An insider or compromised low-privileged account holder with logon access to the PeopleSoft application server exploits difficult but achievable conditions - such as a race condition or specific application state - to bypass Lease Administration authorization controls. The attacker gains full read and write access to critical financial lease records and, through the scope change, pivots to other PeopleSoft modules sharing the same environment, potentially exfiltrating or manipulating data across the ERP platform. No public proof-of-concept exists, and the high attack complexity requirement limits opportunistic exploitation to sophisticated or persistent threat actors.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

Local privilege abuse in PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Lease Administration 9.2 enables a low-privileged attacker with infrastructure logon access to bypass authorization controls and achieve full confidentiality and integrity compromise of financial lease data. The vulnerability carries a scope change, meaning successful exploitation can cascade into additional PeopleSoft products beyond the directly targeted Lease Administration component, amplifying the impact across the ERP environment. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis; Oracle disclosed this in the August 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory.

RemediationAI

Oracle has released patches for CVE-2026-71092 as part of the August 2026 Critical Patch Update; organizations running PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Lease Administration 9.2 should apply the relevant patch by consulting the Oracle CPU advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html and My Oracle Support for the specific patch identifier and installation instructions. An exact patched version number was not independently confirmed from available reference data, so administrators should not rely on version numbering alone and must verify patch applicability through Oracle's support channels. As a compensating control prior to patching, restrict logon access to the infrastructure hosting PeopleSoft Lease Administration to only explicitly authorized service accounts and system administrators, eliminating the low-privileged attacker prerequisite; note that this may impact legitimate application operations if shared accounts are in use. Additionally, enabling PeopleSoft audit logging for the Lease Administration component and monitoring for anomalous data access or modification events can provide detection coverage while patching is underway.

Affected VersionsENISA

PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Lease Administration 9.2

Affected Packages

euvd peoplesoft_enterprise_fin_lease_administration no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Lease Administration 9.2 is Oracle's lease accounting and administration module within the PeopleSoft ERP suite, supporting financial compliance with lease standards such as ASC 842 and IFRS 16. The vulnerability resides in the Lease Administration component and is tagged as an Authentication Bypass, suggesting that an attacker who has obtained a low-privileged infrastructure account can circumvent additional authorization layers within the application. The CVSS vector AV:L confirms the attacker must have direct logon access to the server or platform hosting the PeopleSoft application - external network exploitation is not possible. The Scope Change metric (S:C) indicates that successful exploitation extends impact beyond the Lease Administration component to other interconnected PeopleSoft modules or data stores sharing the same environment. No CWE classification was provided, which limits root-cause categorization; the Authentication Bypass tag is the only available indicator of the vulnerability class.

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Severity by source

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

Local infrastructure logon required (AV:L), difficult conditions (AC:H), low-privilege account needed (PR:L); no availability impact; scope change reflects cross-module impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Lease Administration product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Lease Administration). The supported version that is affected is 9.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Lease Administration executes to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Lease Administration. While the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Lease Administration, 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 PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Lease Administration accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Lease Administration accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Lease Administration 9.2 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability enabling authenticated infrastructure users to bypass authorization controls and access financial lease data, with potential cascade effects across interconnected PeopleSoft modules. Organizations storing lease contracts, payment terms, and related financial records face unauthorized disclosure or modification risk. The absence of vendor patches necessitates immediate operational controls to prevent unauthorized administrative access.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Restrict infrastructure logon access to authenticated administrators only; enforce least-privilege database access controls within PeopleSoft Lease Administration; enable comprehensive audit logging for all module access and privilege escalation attempts; implement network segmentation to prevent lateral movement from compromised infrastructure accounts; monitor access logs for authorization bypass patterns and unauthorized data queries.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 99% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche enterprise ERP module for lease accounting compliance
Data Quality
5 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 0.1%
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
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

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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