CVE-2026-91505: Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools privilege escalation in Porting

CVE-2026-91505 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6 · Published 2026-10-20

A vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools allows a high-privileged attacker with local access to compromise the system and gain unauthorized access to critical business data. An attacker exploiting this flaw could read, modify, or delete sensitive employee and business information stored in PeopleTools, potentially affecting HR, payroll, and other core business systems.

Technologies: Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools. Vendors: Oracle.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-91505 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-91505 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-91505?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6, published 20 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools 8.61, 8.62.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-91505?
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-2026-91505 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-91505?
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

The vulnerability exists in the Porting component of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools and requires local access to the infrastructure and high-level privileges to exploit. Successful exploitation grants attackers unauthorized read, write, and delete access to sensitive data within PeopleTools. The issue affects versions 8.61 and 8.62.

Affected products

  • Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61, 8.62

Timeline

  • 2026-10-20: disclosed

References

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