Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-46953 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-46953 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-46953?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 17 June 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Oracle HRMS (UK) 12.2.3-12.2.15.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-46953?
- 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-2026-46953 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-46953?
- Check whether you run Oracle HRMS (UK) 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
This vulnerability is classified as Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269) within the UK Payroll component of Oracle HRMS (UK). It is easily exploitable by a high-privileged attacker who has network access via HTTP. The flaw does not require user interaction and has a low attack complexity. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to compromise the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of the system, potentially leading to a complete takeover of the Oracle HRMS (UK) environment. Oracle has addressed this in their June 2026 security update.
Affected products
- Oracle HRMS (UK) 12.2.3-12.2.15
Timeline
- 2026-06-17: disclosed
- 2026-06-17: advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update published