CVE-2026-87163: Oracle E-Business Suite Purchasing privilege escalation

CVE-2026-87163 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-09-15

Oracle Purchasing is a financial module in Oracle E-Business Suite used to manage procurement and vendor interactions. A vulnerability in this product allows a low-privileged user with network access to gain full control over the Purchasing system, compromising sensitive procurement data, transaction integrity, and system availability. This could lead to unauthorized purchases, data theft, and disruption of critical business operations.

Technologies: Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Purchasing. Vendors: Oracle.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-87163 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-87163 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-87163?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 15 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3-12.2.15.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-87163?
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-2026-87163 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-87163?
Check whether you run Oracle E-Business Suite or Oracle Purchasing 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 classified as an "Other issue" (unspecified privilege escalation or authorization bypass) in the Oracle Purchasing component of Oracle E-Business Suite. It is easily exploitable via HTTP by a low-privileged authenticated user without requiring user interaction. Successful exploitation results in complete system takeover (confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise). The vulnerability affects versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. Oracle has released a patch in September 2026; the specific remediation details are unavailable due to Oracle's security portal access issues.

Affected products

  • Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3-12.2.15

Timeline

  • 2026-09-15: disclosed

References

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