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Oracle BIEE EUVDEUVD-2026-62065

| CVE-2026-71122 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-qqfr-4whf-57gf
8.0
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 high-privileged BIEE credentials
  2. Delivery
    Identify network path to BIEE HTTP endpoint
  3. Exploit
    Craft complex exploit targeting Platform Security
  4. Execution
    Send malicious HTTP request to vulnerable component
  5. Persist
    Achieve full OBIEE system takeover (C/I/A)
  6. Impact
    Pivot to adjacent Oracle Fusion Middleware services via scope change

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 an attacker holding high-privileged credentials within Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (PR:H) - such as a BIEE administrator or equivalent Fusion Middleware role - combined with network access via HTTP to the BIEE web tier. High attack complexity (AC:H) applies, meaning exploitation is not trivially reproducible and likely depends on specific system configuration state, race conditions, or a multi-step prerequisite sequence within the Platform Security component. The affected version is strictly 26.01.0.0.0; no other versions are confirmed vulnerable. Limiting factors include: the high privilege requirement restricts the attacker population to authenticated administrators or those who have separately compromised such an account; the high attack complexity reduces opportunistic or automated exploitation; no user interaction is required once preconditions are met. The scope change means that while initial access targets BIEE, impact can extend to integrated Oracle services sharing the same middleware environment.

Impact

The CVSS 8.0 score reflects genuinely serious potential impact - full C/H/I/H/A/H with scope change - but the AC:H and PR:H constraints are meaningful mitigators that reduce real-world exploitability significantly compared to a lower-barrier vulnerability at the same score. An attacker must already hold high-privileged credentials and satisfy complex attack preconditions over HTTP, substantially narrowing the realistic threat actor pool to insiders, compromised admin accounts, or highly targeted adversaries. No EPSS data was provided in the source intelligence, and the absence of both a CISA KEV listing and public POC code further reduces the immediate threat signal. The scope change is the most distinctive risk amplifier: even a mid-sized municipal IT team in ustka running this BIEE version could find a single compromised admin account translating into broader Oracle service exposure across their middleware stack. The 'Information Disclosure' ENISA tag may suggest that early-stage exploitation includes credential or token exfiltration before full takeover, which could be used for lateral movement even if the final takeover stage fails. This is a real priority for organizations on version 26.01.0.0.0, but not an opportunistic mass-exploitation scenario.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has obtained high-privileged Oracle BIEE credentials - through phishing, credential reuse, or prior compromise of an admin account - constructs a complex, precisely crafted HTTP request targeting the Platform Security component's authentication or authorization logic. The attacker satisfies the high-complexity conditions (AC:H), potentially involving specific session state, configuration parameters, or timing, and triggers the underlying vulnerability to achieve full system takeover, including read access to all BI data, configuration modification, and service disruption, with potential lateral impact on adjacent Oracle Fusion Middleware components due to the scope change. No public proof-of-concept code is known at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

Full system takeover is achievable in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 26.01.0.0.0 via specially crafted HTTP requests targeting the Platform Security component from a high-privileged, network-adjacent attacker. The CVSS 3.1 score of 8.0 reflects a scope-changed exploit with complete Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability impact, meaning successful compromise can cascade to systems integrated with or hosted alongside the BIEE instance. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and exploitation requires high attack complexity and high-privilege credentials, but the full-takeover outcome warrants prioritized patching through the August 2026 Oracle CPU.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Security Patch Update for August 2026, referenced at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html, which addresses CVE-2026-71122 in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 26.01.0.0.0. An exact patched version number is not independently confirmed from the available data - consult the full CPU advisory for the precise target build. As compensating controls while patching is staged, restrict network access to BIEE administrative HTTP interfaces (typically ports 9502/9503 or WebLogic admin ports) to trusted management IP ranges via firewall or network ACLs; note this does not eliminate risk if the attacker already holds valid high-privileged credentials with legitimate network access. Additionally, audit and minimize the number of accounts holding high privileges in BIEE and the underlying WebLogic domain, and enable enhanced audit logging on Platform Security events to detect anomalous access patterns consistent with exploitation attempts.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 26.01.0.0.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_business_intelligence_enterprise_edition no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) is Oracle's enterprise reporting and analytics platform, built on Oracle Fusion Middleware and typically integrated with WebLogic Server, Oracle Database, and identity infrastructure. The affected component, Platform Security, encompasses authentication, authorization, session token handling, and privilege enforcement for the BIEE web tier. A weakness here can undermine the entire access control model of the platform. The scope change (S:C in the CVSS vector) indicates that exploitation can propagate impact to components outside the BIEE application boundary - consistent with the tightly coupled Fusion Middleware stack where a security compromise in BIEE's Platform Security layer can affect adjacent Oracle services sharing the same application server or identity provider. No CWE identifier has been assigned, preventing precise root-cause classification; the flaw's nature must be inferred from CVSS metrics alone. The 'Information Disclosure' tag from ENISA may indicate one observable effect of the exploit chain, though the full CVSS impact descriptor extends to complete system takeover.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 8.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.0 HIGH

High-privileged network attacker over HTTP, complex preconditions, scope change to adjacent Oracle services, full CIA impact consistent with system takeover description.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Analytics (component: Platform Security). The supported version that is affected is 26.01.0.0.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition version 26.01.0.0.0 contains a high-severity vulnerability that enables authenticated attackers with high-privilege credentials to achieve complete system takeover and compromise integrated dependent systems. Organizations must immediately restrict administrative access and implement monitoring pending a vendor patch expected in August 2026.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Exploitation requires authenticated access with high-privilege credentials. Implement network segmentation to isolate BIEE 26.01.0.0.0 administrative interfaces from untrusted networks. Enforce multi-factor authentication for all administrative accounts, enable detailed audit logging of all platform and administrative activities, restrict administrator account holders to essential personnel through access review and approval workflows, and maintain encrypted offline backups. Establish and regularly test emergency recovery procedures. Monitor Oracle security advisories for the August 2026 Critical Patch Update (CPU) and apply immediately upon release.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise BI platform, significant but not universal enterprise adoption
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 0.3%
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
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

40
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +40
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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