CVE-2026-83372: Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools unauthorized data access in Portal

CVE-2026-83372 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-10-20

A vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools (a widely-used enterprise resource planning and human resources system) allows a low-privileged user to modify or read sensitive business data through the Portal component when they trick another user into performing an action. An attacker with valid system access could gain unauthorized read or write access to employee records, payroll information, or other critical business data.

Technologies: Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools. Vendors: Oracle.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-83372 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-83372 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-83372?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 20 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools 8.61–8.63.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-83372?
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-2026-83372 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-83372?
Check whether you run Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools 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

The vulnerability is a cross-site request forgery or privilege escalation flaw in the Portal component of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61–8.63, requiring network access via HTTP and low system privileges to exploit. Successful exploitation requires social engineering or user interaction; the attacker can then read or modify a subset of accessible data. The scope change indicates potential impact to downstream systems that rely on PeopleSoft data.

Affected products

  • Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61–8.63

Timeline

  • 2026-10-20: disclosed

References

This page as Markdown. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link back.