Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Workflow Notification Mailer). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Workflow. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Workflow. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

An unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP can exploit a flaw in the Workflow Notification Mailer component of Oracle Workflow, causing the application to hang or crash repeatedly. The result is a complete denial of service that disrupts all Oracle Workflow processing. The CVSS base score of 7.5 reflects a high impact on availability, while compromising confidentiality or integrity is not described.

Affected Systems

Oracle Workflow from Oracle E‑Business Suite, specifically the Workflow Notification Mailer component, is impacted in versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. Users of these releases should verify their installed version against the affected range.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability is easily exploitable, requiring only unauthenticated HTTP requests, which indicates the attacker can engage the flaw remotely. However, the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a very low probability of real-world exploitation. Because the issue leads to application crashes, the risk is substantial for environments that depend on uninterrupted workflow processing. Since the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, the potential for exploitation remains uncertain, but an attacker can achieve a denial of service without any pre‑existing credential, making the attack vector straightforward.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 22, 2026 at 06:33 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Oracle E‑Business Suite security patch that fixes the Workflow Notification Mailer vulnerability.
  • Restrict inbound HTTP traffic to the Oracle Workflow service to trusted IP ranges using firewalls or ACLs.
  • Monitor Oracle Workflow logs and application metrics for repeated crashes or hangs, and configure alerting to detect abnormal downtime.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 22, 2026 at 06:33 UTC.

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History

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Oracle Workflow Notification Mailer Denial of Service via Unauthenticated HTTP

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Oracle Workflow Denial of Service via Workflow Notification Mailer
Weaknesses CWE-770

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-400
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Oracle Workflow Denial of Service via Workflow Notification Mailer
Weaknesses CWE-770

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Unauthenticated denial of service in Oracle Workflow Notification Mailer via HTTP
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-770

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Unauthenticated denial of service in Oracle Workflow Notification Mailer via HTTP
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-770

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Vulnerability in the Oracle Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Workflow Notification Mailer). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Workflow. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Workflow. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
First Time appeared Oracle
Oracle workflow
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oracle:workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Oracle
Oracle workflow
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

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


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-22T02:43:25.773Z

Reserved: 2026-08-04T22:06:34.606Z

Link: CVE-2026-70927

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-22T02:43:20.413Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-18T21:17:50.630

Modified: 2026-08-28T14:44:50.477

Link: CVE-2026-70927

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-22T06:45:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption