# CVE-2026-60839: Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools denial of service and data access in Query

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-60839-vulnerability-in-the-peoplesoft-enterprise-peopletools-product-of  
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-2026-60839 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-10-20

Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools is an enterprise platform for managing human resources and business processes. A vulnerability in the Query component allows a privileged attacker on the network to crash the system entirely, preventing legitimate users from accessing it, and to read or modify sensitive business data such as employee and payroll information.

Technologies: [Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/peoplesoft-peopletools). Vendors: [Oracle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/oracle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-60839 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-60839 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-60839?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 20 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.61, 8.62.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-60839?** 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-2026-60839 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-60839?** Check whether you run Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools 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 vulnerability in the Query component of PeopleSoft PeopleTools allows a high-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to trigger a denial of service condition and unauthorized data access. The vulnerability requires high privileges and careful crafting of requests, but successful exploitation results in system crashes, unauthorized read access to sensitive data, and unauthorized data modification or deletion.

## Affected products

- Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.61, 8.62

## 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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