Description
Vulnerability in Oracle Essbase (component: Security). The supported version that is affected is 21.8.3.0.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3, IIOP to compromise Oracle Essbase. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Essbase. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote takeover of Oracle Essbase
Action: Patch Immediately
AI Analysis

Impact

A vulnerability in the Security component of Oracle Essbase allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the T3 and IIOP ports to compromise the database. Successful exploitation can lead to full takeover, resulting in complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the Essbase instance. The weakness is indicated by the lack of authentication required to initiate the attack, reflecting a severe compromise of access controls.

Affected Systems

The affected product is Oracle Essbase version 21.8.3.0.0 from Oracle Corporation. No other versions or products are listed as affected in the CNA data.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 classifies this as a high‑severity flaw. EPSS indicates a very low exploitation probability (<1%). The lack of a KEV listing implies no public exploits are currently known. Although the vulnerability can be triggered from any host with network reachability to the T3/IIOP interfaces, the very low EPSS score suggests that exploitation is unlikely at present. The high impact ensures that if exploitation occurs, it would result in significant loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 23, 2026 at 19:28 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade to the latest Oracle Essbase release that includes the security fix.
  • Disable or restrict the T3 and IIOP services on the Essbase server with network segmentation or firewall rules.
  • Limit network access to the Essbase instance to trusted hosts and enforce the principle of least privilege.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 23, 2026 at 19:28 UTC.

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History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Unauthenticated Network Access Exploit Enables Remote Takeover of Oracle Essbase
Weaknesses CWE-287

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Unauthenticated Network Access Exploit Enables Remote Takeover of Oracle Essbase
Weaknesses CWE-287

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Vulnerability in Oracle Essbase (component: Security). The supported version that is affected is 21.8.3.0.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3, IIOP to compromise Oracle Essbase. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Essbase. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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:21.8.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Oracle
Oracle essbase
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T11:06:20.630Z

Reserved: 2026-09-14T22:10:16.649Z

Link: CVE-2026-91635

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-23T10:57:33.663Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-20T22:21:03.460

Modified: 2026-10-23T17:19:29.340

Link: CVE-2026-91635

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-23T19:30:18Z

Weaknesses