Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-83438 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-83438 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-83438?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.2, published 15 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Oracle E-Business Suite Engineering 12.2.3-12.2.15.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-83438?
- 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-2026-83438 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-83438?
- Check whether you run Oracle E-Business Suite Engineering 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 privilege escalation vulnerability in Oracle Engineering's Internal Operations component, accessible via HTTP. The vulnerability requires low-level privileges and network access but is difficult to exploit (high attack complexity). An authenticated attacker can bypass access controls to perform unauthorized CRUD operations on critical data, with scope change indicating potential impact on other Oracle E-Business Suite modules. The vulnerability affects versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15, and patches are expected from Oracle's September 2026 security release.
Affected products
- Oracle E-Business Suite Engineering 12.2.3-12.2.15
Timeline
- 2026-09-15: disclosed