Description
Vulnerability in Oracle Essbase (component: Infrastructure). The supported version that is affected is 21.8.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Essbase. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Essbase. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Oracle Essbase software is vulnerable to an easily exploitable flaw that permits an unauthenticated attacker to gain complete control of the system. Owing to its HTTP interface, the attacker may send crafted requests that bypass security checks, resulting in a full takeover with loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS calculation reflects high severity, with no authentication required and direct network access as the required vector.

Affected Systems

The flaw affects Oracle Essbase version 21.8.1.0.0. This is the only supported version identified in the advisory. No other versions or equivalent products are listed as affected.

Risk and Exploitability

With a CVSS base score of 9.8, severity is critical. The EPSS score is not supplied, so the exact probability of exploitation in the wild is unknown, but the lack of a KEV listing indicates it has not yet been observed in known exploit campaigns. The description explicitly states that the vulnerability is easily exploitable through network access via HTTP, implying that an attacker requires only generic network connectivity to the affected instance and no privileged credentials to succeed.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 19, 2026 at 01:18 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the Oracle security patch that addresses Essbase 21.8.1.0.0 in accordance with the vendor’s release note.
  • Limit HTTP exposure by implementing firewall or network segmentation rules that allow access to the Essbase instance only from trusted IP ranges.
  • Configure the Essbase HTTP interface to require strong authentication and disable any anonymous or unauthenticated access.
  • Audit system logs and monitor for suspicious activity related to Essbase access attempts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 19, 2026 at 01:18 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

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History

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Unauthenticated HTTP exploitation enables takeover of Oracle Essbase
Weaknesses CWE-284

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Vulnerability in Oracle Essbase (component: Infrastructure). The supported version that is affected is 21.8.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Essbase. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Essbase. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
First Time appeared Oracle
Oracle essbase
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oracle:essbase:21.8.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Oracle
Oracle essbase
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T21:01:01.643Z

Reserved: 2026-08-04T22:06:34.589Z

Link: CVE-2026-70689

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-18T21:17:20.887

Modified: 2026-08-18T21:17:20.887

Link: CVE-2026-70689

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T01:30:05Z

Weaknesses