Description
Vulnerability in Oracle Essbase (component: Security). The supported version that is affected is 21.8.3.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Essbase. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Essbase, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Essbase. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.9 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 9.9 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote code execution/ server takeover
Action: Immediate patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A vulnerability in the security component of Oracle Essbase allows an attacker with low privileges who can reach the system over HTTP to compromise the application. The flaw enables the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server, providing full control of the Essbase instance and potentially affecting connected products. The impact is total compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as the attacker can read, modify, or delete any data and disable services.

Affected Systems

Oracle Essbase 21.8.3.0.0 is the affected product; the vulnerability is specific to this release of the ESSBASE software, which is distributed by Oracle Corporation.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score of 9.9 signals a critical threat; the attack vector is network (HTTP) and requires only low privilege, while no user interaction is needed. EPSS is currently unavailable, and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV, though the high severity and low effort required suggest a high probability of exploitation in the wild. Successful exploitation would give the attacker full server takeover and allow further attacks on associated applications due to the scope change described in the advisory.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 21, 2026 at 11:02 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the Oracle security patch for Essbase 21.8.3.0.0 as released in the October 2026 CPU.
  • Restrict HTTP access to the Essbase server to trusted IP ranges or VPN to limit network exposure.
  • Disable or harden any unused management interfaces that could be accessed over HTTP.
  • Enable logging and monitoring of authentication attempts and anomalous traffic to detect early signs of exploitation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 21, 2026 at 11:02 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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 Remote Code Execution via HTTP in Oracle Essbase 21.8.3.0.0
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-285

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. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Essbase. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Essbase, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Essbase. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.9 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T11:06:21.419Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-91637

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Updated: 2026-10-23T10:57:44.155Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-20T22:21:03.693

Modified: 2026-10-23T14:56:37.227

Link: CVE-2026-91637

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-22T14:45:06Z

Weaknesses