CVE-2026-101555: Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll privilege escalation via HTTP

CVE-2026-101555 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-10-20

Oracle Payroll is a component of E-Business Suite that handles employee compensation and benefits. A vulnerability in the Internal Operations component allows an attacker with low privileges to gain complete control of the payroll system via a network attack, potentially exposing or modifying employee pay data and financial records.

Technologies: Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll. Vendors: Oracle.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-101555 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-101555 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-101555?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 20 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll 12.2.3 through 12.2.15.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-101555?
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-2026-101555 attacked?
It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-101555?
Check whether you run Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll 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 privilege escalation vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll's Internal Operations component requires a low-privileged authenticated attacker with network access via HTTP. The attack has no user interaction requirement and can result in complete system compromise affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. A fix addressing this issue exists in patched versions.

Affected products

  • Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll 12.2.3 through 12.2.15

Timeline

  • 2026-10-20: disclosed

References

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