CVE-2026-101739 in Agile Engineering Data Management
Summary
by MITRE • 10/21/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management product of Oracle Supply Chain (component: Engineering Communication Interface). The supported version that is affected is 6.2.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management executes to compromise Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 10/21/2026
The Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management product, specifically within the Supply Chain module's Engineering Communication Interface component in version 6.2.1, contains a critical security flaw that poses significant risks to organizational infrastructure integrity. This vulnerability is characterized by its difficulty of exploitation and reliance on specific environmental conditions for successful attack execution. The core technical issue stems from an improper handling of input or state within the engineering communication interface, which allows an attacker who has already gained low-privileged access to the underlying server infrastructure to escalate their privileges effectively. While the vector indicates a high complexity requirement (AC:H), meaning that specialized circumstances are needed to trigger the flaw successfully, the impact is severe once those conditions are met. The vulnerability essentially bypasses standard authentication and authorization controls due to flawed logic in how the interface processes requests from authenticated but low-privileged users, leading to an unauthorized elevation of privileges within the application context.
From a technical perspective, this flaw aligns with CWE Category 269, which covers Improper Privilege Management, specifically reflecting scenarios where access control checks are insufficient or incorrectly implemented for certain administrative functions exposed through the engineering communication interface. The attacker does not need to trick users into interacting with malicious content (UI:N), nor is network-based remote exploitation possible directly against the application layer from an external unauthenticated position (AV:L). Instead, the attack requires physical or logical access to the server hosting Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management at a low-privileged user level. This could be achieved through compromised credentials of a standard employee account, insider threats with minimal system rights, or lateral movement after initial perimeter breach where the attacker has established a foothold on the application server itself but lacks administrative privileges. The high complexity (AC:H) suggests that the vulnerability likely involves race conditions, specific timing dependencies, or complex state manipulation that is difficult to automate reliably without significant effort and local access.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is substantial, as indicated by the CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 7.0, which classifies it as High severity. The vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) explicitly details that successful exploitation results in high impacts across all three pillars of the security triad: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability. If an attacker compromises this component, they can achieve complete takeover of the Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management environment. This means unauthorized access to sensitive engineering data, intellectual property, and supply chain information (Confidentiality). The attacker could also modify critical configuration settings, alter product designs or bills of materials, and inject malicious code into workflows (Integrity). Furthermore, by disrupting service availability through resource exhaustion or destructive actions enabled by elevated privileges, the organization faces significant operational downtime (Availability). Since the scope is unmodified (S:U), the impact remains confined to the Oracle Agile instance but effectively compromises the entire application's security posture.
In terms of threat modeling and adversary behavior, this vulnerability maps closely to MITRE ATT&CK technique T1078, Valid Accounts, as it relies on legitimate credentials with low privileges. It also relates to T1068, Exploitation for Privilege Escalation, where the attacker leverages a software flaw to gain higher-level access than originally intended. The requirement for local infrastructure access places this in the context of post-exploitation activities or insider threats rather than initial network-based intrusion vectors like remote code execution from the internet. Organizations must recognize that even low-privileged accounts on application servers can serve as launchpads for critical system compromise if such vulnerabilities exist within enterprise software components.
Mitigation strategies should prioritize immediate patching to the latest supported version of Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management, which addresses these specific flaws in the engineering communication interface logic. Until patches are applied, organizations must enforce strict network segmentation policies to isolate application servers from general user networks and restrict direct server access to only essential administrative personnel using multi-factor authentication. Additionally, implementing robust monitoring for unusual privilege escalation attempts or abnormal API calls within the Agile environment can help detect exploitation attempts in real-time. Security teams should also review and minimize low-privileged accounts with local login capabilities on production infrastructure, adhering to the principle of least privilege by ensuring that no standard user account has direct shell access to the application server unless absolutely necessary for specific operational tasks. Regular vulnerability assessments focusing on internal network segments are crucial to identifying such latent risks before they can be leveraged by attackers who have already breached perimeter defenses.