Executive brief
A vulnerability exists in Oracle Payroll, a component of the Oracle E-Business Suite used by organizations to manage employee compensation and tax filings. An attacker with low-level access to the corporate network could exploit this flaw to take full control of the payroll system. This could lead to the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive employee financial data, disruption of payroll operations, or fraudulent manipulation of payment records.
Technical details
This vulnerability affects the Internal Operations component of Oracle Payroll within Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. It is classified as a high-severity issue that allows a low-privileged attacker to achieve a complete compromise of the application (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability impacts). The attack vector is network-based via HTTP, though exploitation is considered difficult due to high attack complexity. Successful exploitation can result in a total takeover of the Oracle Payroll environment. Users are advised to refer to the Oracle Critical Patch Update for July 2026 for remediation steps.
Affected products
- Oracle Corporation Oracle Payroll 12.2.3 - 12.2.15
Timeline
- 2026-07-21: advisory: Oracle published the vulnerability details in the July 2026 Critical Patch Update.
- 2026-07-21: disclosed: CVE-2026-60894 was published to the NVD.