# CVE-2026-71042: Oracle Agile PLM privilege escalation in Excel Plugin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-71042-oracle-agile-plm-privilege-escalation-in-excel-plugin  
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-2026-71042 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.1 · Published 2026-08-18

Oracle Agile PLM is a product lifecycle management system used to manage product design, engineering, and supply chain data. A vulnerability in the Excel Plugin component allows low-privileged users with network access to modify or delete critical product data and crash the system, disrupting operations and potentially compromising data integrity.

Technologies: [Oracle Agile PLM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/agile-plm), [Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/agile-product-lifecycle-management). Vendors: [Oracle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/oracle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-71042 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-71042 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-71042?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 18 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Oracle Agile PLM 9.3.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-71042?** 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-2026-71042 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-71042?** Check whether you run Oracle Agile PLM or Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management 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 in Oracle Agile PLM's PGC/Excel Plugin is an integrity and availability flaw that can be exploited by low-privileged users over the network via HTTP. No user interaction is required; the attacker needs only network access and valid low-level credentials. Successful exploitation allows unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data accessible within Oracle Agile PLM, as well as the ability to trigger denial-of-service conditions through repeated crashes or hangs. The affected version is 9.3.6; patches or mitigations should be available from Oracle.

## Affected products

- Oracle Agile PLM 9.3.6

## 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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