Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle Payroll product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Payroll). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Payroll. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Payroll. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 6.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation leading to application takeover
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability in Oracle Payroll, part of Oracle E‑Business Suite, allows an attacker with high privileges and network access via HTTP to compromise the Payroll component. Successful exploitation can lead to full takeover, giving the attacker control over the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of payroll data and processes. The CVE description does not specify the underlying weakness type.

Affected Systems

Affected systems include Oracle Corporation's Oracle Payroll product within the E‑Business Suite. All supported releases from version 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 are impacted. Versions outside this range are not vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.6 reflects moderate to high severity. Based on the description, it is inferred that remote network access over HTTP is sufficient for exploitation, but the attacker already needs a high‑privileged account. The EPSS score is < 1% and the issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Environments with inadequate privilege segregation or weak privilege policies may experience higher risk.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 22, 2026 at 19:30 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Oracle Payroll patch released by Oracle.
  • Restrict HTTP access to the Payroll service to trusted hosts and enforce secure communication protocols.
  • Enforce least‑privilege on all user accounts that interact with Payroll and monitor for misuse.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 22, 2026 at 19:30 UTC.

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History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0000

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Title High-Privilege Attacker Can Compromise Oracle Payroll via HTTP

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Title High‑Privilege HTTP Vulnerability in Oracle Payroll Allows Full Application Takeover
Weaknesses CWE-285

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Title High‑Privilege HTTP Vulnerability in Oracle Payroll Allows Full Application Takeover
Weaknesses CWE-285

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: Payroll). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Payroll. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Payroll. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
First Time appeared Oracle
Oracle payroll
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oracle:payroll:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Oracle
Oracle payroll
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-22T15:19:13.739Z

Reserved: 2026-09-28T15:40:09.501Z

Link: CVE-2026-101711

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-22T15:11:56.759Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-20T22:18:25.690

Modified: 2026-11-03T13:11:35.957

Link: CVE-2026-101711

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-22T19:45:10Z

Weaknesses