Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-70941 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-70941 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-70941?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 18 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll 12.2.3-12.2.15.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-70941?
- 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-2026-70941 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-70941?
- Check whether you run Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll or 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 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Oracle Payroll component (Internal Operations) of Oracle E-Business Suite. The vulnerability requires low-level authentication and local system access to the infrastructure where the Payroll module executes, with no additional user interaction needed. An attacker can exploit this flaw to gain complete control (confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise) over the Payroll system. Due to the integrated nature of E-Business Suite, successful exploitation may impact additional connected modules and systems. The vulnerability affects versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15; patching or upgrade is the recommended remediation.
Affected products
- Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll 12.2.3-12.2.15
Timeline
- 2026-08-18: disclosed