# CVE-2026-101502: Oracle Trusted Answer Search privilege escalation in PL/SQL package

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-101502-vulnerability-in-oracle-trusted-answer-search-component-plsql  
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-2026-101502 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5 · Published 2026-10-20

Oracle Trusted Answer Search is an enterprise search and knowledge management component used within Oracle's infrastructure. A vulnerability in its PL/SQL package allows a low-privileged attacker with local access to read, modify, or delete sensitive data and cause partial service disruptions, but exploitation requires user interaction and is difficult to achieve.

Technologies: [Oracle Trusted Answer Search](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/trusted-answer-search). Vendors: [Oracle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/oracle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-101502 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-101502 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-101502?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5, published 20 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Oracle Trusted Answer Search 26.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-101502?** 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-2026-101502 attacked?** It is attacked with local access.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-101502?** Check whether you run Oracle Trusted Answer Search 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

A difficult-to-exploit local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the PL/SQL package component of Oracle Trusted Answer Search 26.1. The vulnerability requires local logon access and low privileges, with human interaction needed from another user; it has a scope change meaning impacts can extend beyond the affected component. Successful exploitation allows unauthorized read access to data subsets, unauthorized data modification (update/insert/delete), and partial denial of service.

## Affected products

- Oracle Trusted Answer Search 26.1

## Timeline

- 2026-10-20: advisory

## References

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

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