CVE-2026-87336: Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools Portal unauthorized data access

CVE-2026-87336 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-10-20

Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools is an enterprise platform that manages human resources and business processes. A vulnerability in the Portal component allows authenticated users with low privileges to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data through a network connection. An attacker exploiting this flaw could read confidential employee records, payroll information, or other critical business data stored in the system.

Technologies: Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools. Vendors: Oracle.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-87336 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-87336 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-87336?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 20 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.61, 8.62, 8.63.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-87336?
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-2026-87336 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-87336?
Check whether you run Oracle PeopleSoft 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 difficult-to-exploit authorization bypass in the Portal component of PeopleSoft PeopleTools. A low-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP and existing authentication credentials can escalate access to view confidential data they should not be permitted to access. The flaw affects versions 8.61 through 8.63 and impacts confidentiality only.

Affected products

  • Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.61, 8.62, 8.63

Timeline

  • 2026-10-20: disclosed

References

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