Description
Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Updates Environment Mgmt). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools executes to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H).
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Integrity and Availability Degradation
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A vulnerability exists in the Updates Environment Mgmt component of Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools that permits a high‑privileged user with local logon to the underlying infrastructure to make unauthorized additions, deletions, or modifications to critical data and to trigger hangs or recurrent crashes of the PeopleTools application. The flaw is classed as high‑impact, affecting the integrity and availability of the application. The flaw corresponds to information exposure (CWE‑200).

Affected Systems

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61 through 8.63 are affected. The vulnerability applies to the Updates Environment Mgmt component of these releases.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.0, indicating an above‑medium severity. The EPSS score is less than 1%, indicating a low but nonzero likelihood of exploitation, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers must already possess local administrative or higher credentials on the host running PeopleSoft, making the vulnerability exploitable in a local environment. Once exploited, the attacker can permanently alter data or disrupt service, resulting in a denial of service condition.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 27, 2026 at 23:33 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the Oracle patch referenced in the CPU Oct 2026 advisory. This update eliminates the vulnerability in Updates Environment Mgmt.
  • Restrict local logon privileges on the infrastructure hosting PeopleSoft to the minimum necessary roles, ensuring that only trusted administrators can access the underlying system.
  • Enable and monitor application and system logs for abnormal activity, such as repeated crash attempts or data modification commands, to detect attempts to exploit this weakness.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 27, 2026 at 23:33 UTC.

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History

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title High-Privilege Local Exploitation in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools Updates Environment Management

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Unauthorized High‑Privilege Data Manipulation and Denial of Service in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-284

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Unauthorized High‑Privilege Data Manipulation and Denial of Service in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-284

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: Updates Environment Mgmt). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools executes to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.0 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H).
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': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}


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Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-27T12:22:27.477Z

Reserved: 2026-07-08T15:51:55.605Z

Link: CVE-2026-60968

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-27T12:21:45.424Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-20T22:19:33.690

Modified: 2026-10-27T17:51:04.740

Link: CVE-2026-60968

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-27T23:45:11Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor