Description
Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: SQR). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized Access (Data Breach)
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability exists in the SQR component of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. It allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to communicate over HTTP and compromise the application. The outcome is unauthorized read or full access to all data exposed by PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. As a result, an attacker could obtain confidential data, potentially leading to a significant data breach. The weakness is an authentication bypass.

Affected Systems

Oracle Corporation: PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61 through 8.63 are affected. All deployments of these releases that expose the SQR component over HTTP are vulnerable. The product is the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools integrated with Oracle PeopleSoft applications.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.5 indicates high severity with a major confidentiality impact and negligible integrity or availability impact. The EPSS score is currently unknown, but the lack of authentication requirement makes exploitation straightforward when network traffic to the application is reachable. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers can exploit this by sending crafted HTTP requests to the SQR endpoint without credentials, gaining unrestricted access to the application data. The risk is high for environments exposed to public or untrusted networks.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 20, 2026 at 23:00 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Download and apply the Oracle Oct 2026 CPU patch that addresses the SQR authentication bypass.
  • Limit HTTP access to PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools to trusted networks or enforce firewall rules that block unauthorized inbound traffic.
  • Verify that the SQR component requires authentication and that proper access controls are configured; remove any default or guest accounts and enforce least privilege.
  • Monitor the audit logs for unexpected SQR access patterns and deploy intrusion detection rules for suspicious HTTP traffic.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 20, 2026 at 23:00 UTC.

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History

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Unauthenticated Remote Access Vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-798

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: SQR). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
First Time appeared Oracle
Oracle peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Oracle
Oracle peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T21:20:44.757Z

Reserved: 2026-09-28T15:40:09.479Z

Link: CVE-2026-101421

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-20T22:17:50.313

Modified: 2026-10-20T22:17:50.313

Link: CVE-2026-101421

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T23:00:23Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-284

    Improper Access Control

  • CWE-798

    Use of Hard-coded Credentials