CVE-2026-91496: Oracle E-Business Suite Workflow Notification Mailer privilege escalation

CVE-2026-91496 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-10-20

Oracle E-Business Suite is a comprehensive business management software used by enterprises to run operations. The Workflow Notification Mailer component, which handles email notifications within workflows, contains a vulnerability that allows a low-privileged user with network access to take over the entire Workflow system. Successful exploitation grants an attacker unauthorized administrative control and access to sensitive workflow data.

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

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-91496 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-91496 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-91496?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 20 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3–12.2.15.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-91496?
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-2026-91496 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-91496?
Check whether you run Oracle E-Business Suite 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 vulnerability in the Workflow Notification Mailer component of Oracle E-Business Suite allows authenticated network attackers to achieve privilege escalation over HTTP. The attack requires low-level privileges and no user interaction, resulting in complete compromise of the Workflow application including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.

Affected products

  • Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3–12.2.15

Timeline

  • 2026-10-20: disclosed

References

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