CVE-2026-60881: Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools metadata access and DoS vulnerability

CVE-2026-60881 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-10-20

A vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, used by organizations to manage human resources and payroll data, allows an authenticated attacker with high privileges to read sensitive employee and business data or crash the system. An attacker exploiting this flaw could gain unauthorized access to critical personnel information or cause service outages affecting business operations.

Technologies: Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools. Vendors: Oracle.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-60881 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-60881 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-60881?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 20 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools 8.61 through 8.63.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-60881?
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-2026-60881 attacked?
It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-60881?
Check whether you run Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise 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

An easily exploitable vulnerability in the Meta Data component of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools allows a high-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to read sensitive data or trigger denial of service. The flaw requires the attacker to already have administrative privileges but no user interaction; successful exploitation results in unauthorized access to all database records or system unavailability through repeated crashes.

Affected products

  • Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 through 8.63

Timeline

  • 2026-10-20: disclosed

References

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