CVE-2026-60169 in Hospitality Simphony
Summary
by MITRE • 07/22/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality Simphony product of Oracle Food and Beverage Applications (component: POS). Supported versions that are affected are 19.8-19.8.5, 19.9-19.9.3 and 19.10. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hospitality Simphony. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Hospitality Simphony. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/22/2026
The vulnerability identified in Oracle Hospitality Simphony represents a critical security flaw within the Point of Sale component of Oracle Food and Beverage Applications, affecting multiple version ranges including 19.8 through 19.8.5, 19.9 through 19.9.3, and 19.10. This vulnerability operates at the network level and can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers who gain access through HTTP protocols, making it particularly dangerous given the widespread nature of HTTP-based attacks and the critical role POS systems play in hospitality environments.
The technical implementation of this flaw allows for complete system compromise without requiring any authentication credentials or privileged access, which aligns with CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) and potentially CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code). The CVSS 3.1 score of 8.1 indicates high severity across all impact vectors including confidentiality, integrity, and availability, meaning attackers can potentially gain full control over the affected systems. The attack vector AV:N indicates network accessibility, while AC:H suggests the exploit requires some level of technical sophistication but is not overly complex to execute.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data compromise as it provides attackers with complete takeover capabilities of the Oracle Hospitality Simphony platform. This represents a significant risk for hospitality organizations that rely on these systems for transaction processing, inventory management, and customer data handling. The compromise could lead to financial fraud, unauthorized access to sensitive customer information, disruption of business operations, and potential regulatory violations under data protection frameworks such as GDPR or PCI DSS requirements.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including network segmentation to isolate the affected systems from general network access, deployment of web application firewalls to monitor and filter HTTP traffic, and implementation of strict access controls for administrative interfaces. The ATT&CK framework would classify this vulnerability under T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application) and potentially T1071.004 (Application Layer Protocol: DNS) if DNS-based attacks are leveraged. Regular patch management procedures should be enforced, with the affected versions receiving updates from Oracle to address the underlying authentication bypass mechanisms that enable this vulnerability.
The broader implications of this flaw highlight the critical importance of securing point of sale systems within hospitality environments, where these systems often contain sensitive financial transaction data and personal customer information. Organizations should conduct comprehensive security assessments of their POS infrastructure, implement network monitoring for anomalous HTTP traffic patterns, and ensure proper incident response procedures are in place to detect and respond to potential exploitation attempts. The vulnerability also underscores the need for regular security testing and vulnerability assessments as part of standard operational procedures to identify and remediate similar issues before they can be exploited by malicious actors.