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Human Resources Management SystemApplication · Oracle

CVE-2026-46953

HIGH · 7.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 12.2.15 or later.
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Vulnerability in the Oracle HRMS (UK) product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: UK Payroll). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle HRMS (UK). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle HRMS (UK). CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A vulnerability in Oracle HRMS (UK) Payroll module allows high-privileged attackers with network access via HTTP to achieve full system takeover. The attack requires low complexity and no user interaction, with high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

MitigationApply Oracle's latest security patches for E-Business Suite 12.2.3-12.2.15, specifically addressing the UK Payroll component. Verify patch in non-production environment first due to payroll criticality.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Human Resources Management SystemApplication
Affected:>= 12.2.3, <= 12.2.15

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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  1. Confirm Oracle E-Business Suite is installed
    Check for Oracle Application environment by querying the installed applications or checking for $ORACLE_HOME/applications directory containing HRMS components
    Affected if Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.x is not present
  2. Identify HRMS version
    Run SQL query against the Oracle Applications schema: SELECT release_name FROM apps.fnd_product_groups WHERE release_name LIKE '12.2%'; or check the appltop version file
    Affected if Version is outside the range 12.2.3 to 12.2.15 (either lower or higher)
  3. Verify UK Payroll module is configured
    Check if UK Payroll is enabled in Oracle HRMS by querying: SELECT pi.product_code FROM per_installations pi WHERE pi.country = 'GB'; or check payroll-related tables in the HR schema
    Affected if UK Payroll module (country code GB) is not installed or configured
  4. Confirm HTTP access to Oracle Applications
    Review Oracle WebLogic/OHS configuration files (oacle_apache.conf, httpd.conf) and check if the /OA_HTML/ or /OA Servlet/ paths are exposed externally. Run: netstat -an | grep 8000 (or your Oracle HTTP port)
    Affected if The Oracle HTTP listener is not accessible over network (localhost only or firewalled)
  5. Check for high-privileged application users
    In Oracle Apps, query SELECT user_name FROM fnd_user WHERE end_date IS NULL AND (user_name IN (SELECT granted_role FROM dba_role_privs WHERE grantee IN (SELECT granted_role FROM dba_role_privs WHERE grantee = 'SYS'))); or review assigned responsibilities in the HRMS sysadmin responsibility
    Affected if No high-privileged users (SYSADMIN, or roles with HR_FULL_ADMIN, PAY_ADMIN) exist in the system

You are affected if Oracle E-Business Suite HRMS version 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 is running with the UK Payroll module enabled and the HTTP interface is network-accessible to high-privileged users.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 12.2.15
Interim mitigation

Apply Oracle's latest security patches for E-Business Suite 12.2.3-12.2.15, specifically addressing the UK Payroll component. Verify patch in non-production environment first due to payroll criticality.

Fix this in Human Resources Management System Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing16.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
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