# CVE-2026-101420: Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools SQR data access vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-101420-vulnerability-in-the-peoplesoft-enterprise-peopletools-product  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-20. Updated: 2026-10-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-101420 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.6 · Published 2026-10-20

Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools is an enterprise application platform that manages critical business data across organizations. A vulnerability in the SQR component allows an authenticated attacker with network access to modify, delete, or read sensitive company data. The breach could expose payroll, HR, financial records, and other critical information across connected PeopleSoft systems.

Technologies: [Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/peoplesoft-peopletools). Vendors: [Oracle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/oracle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-101420 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-101420 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-101420?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.6, published 20 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.61-8.63.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-101420?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-101420 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-101420?** Check whether you run Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

An easily exploitable vulnerability in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools SQR component allows low-privileged authenticated attackers with network access via HTTP to gain unauthorized access to critical data. The vulnerability has scope change implications, meaning successful exploitation can impact systems beyond PeopleTools itself. Attackers can achieve both confidentiality and integrity violations through data modification or exfiltration.

## Affected products

- Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.61-8.63

## Timeline

- 2026-10-20: disclosed

## References

- [https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html)

## Related threats

- [Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools unauthorized data modification](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-91497-vulnerability-in-the-peoplesoft-enterprise-peopletools-product-of)
- [Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools nVision data access vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-87409-vulnerability-in-the-peoplesoft-enterprise-peopletools-product-of)
- [Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools cross-site request forgery in Panel Processor](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-87355-vulnerability-in-the-peoplesoft-enterprise-peopletools-product-of)
- [Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools LDAP privilege escalation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-87352-vulnerability-in-the-peoplesoft-enterprise-peopletools-product-of)
- [Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools data modification in Environment Management](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-87348-vulnerability-in-the-peoplesoft-enterprise-peopletools-product-of)