# CVE-2026-101683: Oracle E-Business Suite Applications DBA privilege escalation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-101683-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-2026-101683 · Severity: high · CVSS 7 · Published 2026-10-20

Oracle E-Business Suite Applications DBA is a database administration tool used to manage Oracle EBS deployments. A low-privileged local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the AD Utilities component to fully compromise the DBA tool, potentially gaining complete control over the EBS infrastructure and its data.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-101683 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-101683 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-101683?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7, published 20 October 2026.

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

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-101683?** 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-2026-101683 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-101683?** Check whether you run Oracle E-Business Suite Applications DBA 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 AD Utilities component of Oracle E-Business Suite Applications DBA. An attacker with local logon access and low privileges can exploit this difficult-to-exploit flaw to achieve full compromise of the Applications DBA tool, resulting in complete system takeover with impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

## Affected products

- Oracle E-Business Suite Applications DBA 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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