Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-61142 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-61142 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-61142?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.7, published 21 July 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Oracle Payroll 12.2.3-12.2.15.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-61142?
- 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-2026-61142 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-61142?
- Check whether you run Oracle 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
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 an information disclosure flaw that is easily exploitable by a low-privileged attacker via the HTTP protocol. The exploit results in a scope change (S:C), meaning the impact can extend beyond the Oracle Payroll component to other parts of the E-Business Suite environment. Successful exploitation grants the attacker unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all data managed by the Oracle Payroll module. The vulnerability was addressed in the Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update.
Affected products
- Oracle Corporation Oracle Payroll 12.2.3-12.2.15
Timeline
- 2026-07-21: advisory: Published as part of the Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update
- 2026-07-21: disclosed