# CVE-2026-87342: Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools authentication bypass in Security component

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-87342-vulnerability-in-the-peoplesoft-enterprise-peopletools-product-of  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-20. Updated: 2026-10-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-87342 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-10-20

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform that manages core business processes and data. An unauthenticated network attacker can exploit a security flaw to gain unauthorized access to sensitive business data, modify critical information, or access the entire PeopleTools database without credentials. This could expose payroll, financial, HR, and other sensitive corporate data.

Technologies: [Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/peopletools). Vendors: [Oracle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/oracle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-87342 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-87342 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-87342?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 20 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools 8.61-8.63.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-87342?** 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-2026-87342 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-87342?** 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

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the Security component of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools allows unauthenticated attackers to access the application over HTTP. The vulnerability is difficult to exploit (high complexity) but requires no authentication and no user interaction. A successful exploit grants read access to critical data and limited write access (update, insert, delete) to parts of the application database.

## Affected products

- Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61-8.63

## Timeline

- 2026-10-20: disclosed

## References

- [https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html)

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