# CVE-2026-70700: Oracle Payables denial of service via HTTP

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-70700-oracle-payables-denial-of-service-via-http  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-18. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-70700 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-08-18

Oracle Payables is a financial management module within Oracle E-Business Suite that handles invoice processing and payment operations. An unauthenticated attacker can remotely crash or hang the Payables service through a simple HTTP request, causing complete service unavailability and disruption to accounts payable operations. No user action or authentication is required for exploitation.

Technologies: [Oracle E-Business Suite](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/e-business-suite), [Oracle Payables](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/payables). Vendors: [Oracle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/oracle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-70700 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-70700 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-70700?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 18 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Oracle E-Business Suite Payables 12.2.3-12.2.15.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-70700?** 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-2026-70700 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-70700?** Check whether you run Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle E-Business Suite Payables or Oracle Payables 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 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in Oracle Payables (component: Internal Operations) affecting versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. The vulnerability is easily exploitable and requires only network access via HTTP; no authentication or user interaction is required. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a crafted HTTP request to cause a hang or crash of the Payables service, resulting in complete availability loss. The vendor has assigned CVSS 3.1 score 7.5 (vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) and has published a fix in their August 2026 CPU (Critical Patch Update).

## Affected products

- Oracle E-Business Suite Payables 12.2.3-12.2.15

## Timeline

- 2026-08-18: disclosed

## References

- [https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html)

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