CVE-2026-101712: Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll privilege escalation in Internal Operations

CVE-2026-101712 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-10-20

Oracle Payroll, a financial management component within Oracle E-Business Suite, contains a vulnerability that allows a low-privileged attacker with network access to gain full control over the payroll system. Successful exploitation could enable an attacker to access, modify, or disable critical payroll data and processing, potentially leading to financial fraud or operational disruption.

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

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-101712 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-101712 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-101712?
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-2026-101712?
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-2026-101712 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-101712?
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 privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Oracle E-Business Suite's Payroll product component (Internal Operations) that allows a low-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to achieve system compromise. The vulnerability has high complexity requirements but grants full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, enabling complete takeover of the payroll application.

Affected products

  • Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll 12.2.3 through 12.2.15

Timeline

  • 2026-10-20: disclosed

References

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