# CVE-2026-101681: Oracle E-Business Suite Applications DBA privilege escalation in AD Utilities

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-101681-vulnerability-in-the-applications-dba-product-of-oracle-e  
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-2026-101681 · Severity: high · CVSS 7 · Published 2026-10-20

Oracle E-Business Suite is a suite of enterprise resource planning applications used to manage business operations. A vulnerability in the Applications DBA component allows an attacker with low-level access to the infrastructure to gain full control of the Applications DBA system. Successful exploitation can lead to complete system compromise and unauthorized access to critical business data and functions.

Technologies: [Oracle E-Business Suite](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/e-business-suite). Vendors: [Oracle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/oracle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-101681 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-101681 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-101681?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7, published 20 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3 through 12.2.15.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-101681?** 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-2026-101681 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-101681?** Check whether you run Oracle E-Business 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 privilege escalation vulnerability in the AD Utilities component of Oracle E-Business Suite allows a low-privileged local attacker to achieve full system compromise. The attack requires local logon access and is difficult to exploit (high complexity), but successful exploitation grants complete control over Applications DBA including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. A fix is available in patched versions.

## Affected products

- Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3 through 12.2.15

## 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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