# CVE-2026-87404: Oracle E-Business Suite Pasta Printing Engine privilege escalation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-87404-vulnerability-in-the-pasta-product-of-oracle-e-business-suite  
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-2026-87404 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-10-20

A vulnerability in the Printing Engine component of Oracle E-Business Suite's Pasta product allows a low-privileged attacker with network access to compromise the system and take complete control. This could lead to unauthorized access to business-critical printing and document processing functions, potentially exposing sensitive data and disrupting operations.

Technologies: [Oracle E-Business Suite Pasta](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/e-business-suite-pasta). Vendors: [Oracle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/oracle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-87404 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-87404 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-87404?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 20 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Oracle E-Business Suite Pasta 12.2.3 to 12.2.15.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-87404?** 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-2026-87404 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-87404?** Check whether you run Oracle E-Business Suite Pasta 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

A difficult-to-exploit privilege escalation vulnerability in the Pasta Printing Engine component (versions 12.2.3–12.2.15) allows a low-privileged attacker to gain complete system compromise via HTTP. The vulnerability requires low privileges and network access but high attack complexity; successful exploitation results in complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise of the affected component.

## Affected products

- Oracle E-Business Suite Pasta 12.2.3 to 12.2.15

## Timeline

- 2026-10-20: advisory

## References

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

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