# CVE-2026-101549: Oracle Application Testing Suite privilege escalation in OpenScript

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-101549-vulnerability-in-oracle-application-testing-suite-component  
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-2026-101549 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2026-10-20

Oracle Application Testing Suite is a tool used for automated testing of web applications and services. A local attacker with low-level access to the server running the application can exploit this vulnerability to gain full control of the testing suite, potentially compromising all applications being tested and the data within them.

Technologies: [Oracle Application Testing Suite](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/application-testing-suite). Vendors: [Oracle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/oracle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-101549 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-101549 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-101549?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 20 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Oracle Application Testing Suite 13.3.0.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-101549?** 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-2026-101549 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-101549?** Check whether you run Oracle Application Testing Suite 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 local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the OpenScript component of Oracle Application Testing Suite that allows a low-privileged user with logon access to the infrastructure to achieve complete system compromise. The vulnerability requires local access and low privileges but has no additional user interaction or authentication barriers. The attack results in full takeover of the Application Testing Suite process.

## Affected products

- Oracle Application Testing Suite 13.3.0.1

## Timeline

- 2026-10-20: disclosed

## References

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

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