Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle Payroll product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Element Types, Links, Entries). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Payroll. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Payroll accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized modification of payroll data (integrity)
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

This vulnerability allows an adversary with low privileges and HTTP network access to change, delete, or create Payroll data by exploiting the Element Types, Links, and Entries component. The weakness is an improper access control flaw, exposing the system to integrity violations. Successful exploitation results in unauthorized manipulation of critical payroll records. The CVE specifies a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 with high integrity impact.

Affected Systems

Oracle Payroll product of Oracle E‑Business Suite, specifically supported versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15, is affected. Attacks require only network connectivity to the HTTP interface of the Payroll component.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates a medium severity risk. Because the EPSS score is not available, the likelihood of exploitation cannot be quantified here, but the vulnerability is described as easily exploitable. It is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The attack vector is inferred to be remote over HTTP, as the vulnerability is described as exploitable by a low‑privileged attacker with network access. The impact is confined to integrity and does not affect confidentiality or availability.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 21, 2026 at 00:03 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the Oracle security update that addresses this element type access control issue as soon as it is available.
  • Restrict access to the Payroll HTTP interface, for example by limiting traffic to trusted internal networks or enforcing VPN access.
  • Monitor Payroll logs for abnormal creation, modification, or deletion activity and alert on such events.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 21, 2026 at 00:03 UTC.

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History

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Low‑privilege HTTP exploitation that permits unauthorized payroll data modification
Weaknesses CWE-284

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Vulnerability in the Oracle Payroll product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Element Types, Links, Entries). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Payroll. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Payroll accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).
First Time appeared Oracle
Oracle payroll
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oracle:payroll:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Oracle
Oracle payroll
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T21:21:31.288Z

Reserved: 2026-09-28T15:40:09.491Z

Link: CVE-2026-101553

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-20T22:18:04.923

Modified: 2026-10-20T22:18:04.923

Link: CVE-2026-101553

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-21T00:15:14Z

Weaknesses