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Oracle BI Enterprise Edition EUVDEUVD-2026-79640

| CVE-2026-83288 HIGH
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-09-15 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-43vh-2jxc-r3j5
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: oracle
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Recon
    Obtain low-privileged local account
  2. Delivery
    Log on to BI EE host
  3. Exploit
    Authenticate to BI Search component
  4. Install
    Send crafted search request
  5. C2
    Exploit insufficient validation
  6. Execute
    Execute in BI EE service context
  7. Impact
    Full takeover of BI platform

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

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 valid low-privileged account with logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition executes (CVSS PR:L, AV:L) - the attacker must already be on or able to log into that host, not merely reach it over the network. The BI Search component must be present and reachable by that account, and the deployment must be running one of the affected versions (8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0, 26.01.0.0.0). Limiting factors are significant: no user interaction is needed (UI:N) and complexity is low (AC:L), so exploitation is easy once the foothold exists, but it is not remotely unauthenticated - an internet-facing attacker with no credentials and no local session cannot use this flaw. Environments that enforce strict OS-level segregation of BI EE accounts, or that do not allow interactive logon to the BI server for non-administrative users, materially reduce exposure.

Impact

The signals here are consistent and point to a genuinely serious but not remotely exploitable flaw: CVSS 3.1 is 7.8 with AV:L and PR:L, meaning the attacker must already hold a valid low-privileged account and have logon access to the infrastructure hosting BI EE - this is not an internet-facing, unauthenticated attack surface. AC:L and UI:N indicate that once that foothold exists, exploitation is trivial and needs no victim interaction, and the C:H/I:H/A:H impact means the BI EE deployment itself can be fully taken over, so even a mid-sized municipal IT team in gniezno should treat this as urgent once they confirm the affected version is running. No EPSS score, no KEV entry and no POC indicator were provided, so active exploitation cannot be claimed; the realistic threat model is an authenticated insider, a compromised service account, or a lateral-moving attacker who already has a shell on the BI host and wants to escalate to full platform control. Note the input tag 'Information Disclosure' conflicts with the take-over impact described by the vendor - treat the tag as unreliable. Key caveat: EPSS, KEV and POC status are absent from the input and should be re-checked before final prioritization; the absence of data is not evidence that no exploit exists.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds a low-privileged account on the host running BI EE logs in - for example via a compromised service credential or an SSH session obtained through lateral movement - and sends a crafted request to the BI Search component from that local session. Because the flaw is low-complexity and requires no user interaction, the request executes in the context of the BI EE service and allows the attacker to replace or control platform components, escalating from a minor account to full takeover of the analytics deployment and its data. No public exploit code is identified in the available data, but nothing in the vector suggests the technique is difficult to reproduce once the vulnerability details are known.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 15, 2026

Local privilege escalation to full instance takeover in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (component: BI Search) affects versions 8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 26.01.0.0.0. An attacker who can log on to the host running the BI EE service with only low-privileged credentials can exploit the BI Search component to gain complete control of the platform, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability (CVSS 3.1 base 7.8). No public exploit code or CISA KEV entry is identified in the available data, so this is treated as a patch-now hardening issue rather than an observed campaign.

RemediationAI

Apply the fix delivered in Oracle's Critical Security Patch Update referenced at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html; the input does not include an explicit patch version or build number, so confirm the exact required build against the advisory for each of 8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 26.01.0.0.0 before closing the finding. Until patching is complete, compensating controls should focus on the actual prerequisite - local low-privileged logon - so restrict OS-level logon rights on the BI EE host to the smallest possible set of service and administrative accounts, remove interactive shell access for accounts that only need application roles, and audit for shared or stale credentials on that server (trade-off: stricter OS access can disrupt legitimate BI administrators and break automated jobs that reuse those accounts). Where the deployment permits it, isolate the BI EE host on a management network segment and monitor for anomalous BI Search requests generated from non-interactive or unexpected local sessions; this reduces lateral reach but does not fix the underlying flaw, so it is a stopgap only.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 26.01.0.0.0
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 8.2.0.0.0
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 12.2.1.4.0

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 is an enterprise analytics and reporting platform whose BI Search component indexes and serves search queries across dashboards, reports and metadata catalogs. The vulnerability class is not specified (no CWE is provided by the source data), but the CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and Oracle's advisory language describe a low-complexity, low-privilege local flaw that yields complete compromise of the BI EE process and its data. Because the component handles search input and metadata retrieval, the likely root cause is insufficient validation or authorization of search requests originating from an already-authenticated local session, allowing the attacker to escape the assumed privilege boundary of the BI Search service rather than merely read data. CPE data was not supplied; affected product identity is derived from the EUVD version list and Oracle's advisory.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.8 HIGH

Requires an existing low-privileged logon on the BI EE host (AV:L, PR:L), but exploitation is trivial and grants full takeover.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Analytics (component: BI Search). Supported versions that are affected are 8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 26.01.0.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition executes to compromise Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise BI platform, large-org deployments only
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 0.2%
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
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +39
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

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