CVE-2026-60893 in Payroll
Summary
by MITRE • 07/22/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle Payroll product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Payroll executes to compromise Oracle Payroll. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Payroll, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Payroll accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/22/2026
This vulnerability resides within Oracle Payroll, a component of the Oracle E-Business Suite ecosystem, specifically within the Internal Operations module. The affected versions span from 12.2.3 through 12.2.15, indicating a prolonged period of exposure across multiple release cycles. The vulnerability's classification as easily exploitable suggests that attackers with minimal technical sophistication can leverage it effectively, particularly when they already possess legitimate access to the underlying infrastructure where Oracle Payroll operates.
The security flaw represents a critical weakness in the authorization and authentication mechanisms within the payroll system's internal operations framework. This allows low privileged attackers who have already established logon credentials to the target infrastructure to escalate their privileges and compromise the Oracle Payroll application. The attack vector requires local access (AV:L) with low complexity (AC:L) and only low privilege requirements (PR:L), making it particularly dangerous as it can be exploited by insiders or compromised accounts with minimal additional effort.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond the immediate payroll system, creating a cascading effect that can significantly affect other interconnected products within the Oracle E-Business Suite environment. This scope change aspect presents a substantial risk as compromising one module can potentially provide access to sensitive financial data across multiple business applications. The confidentiality impact is rated as high (C:H) according to CVSS 3.1, indicating that successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to critical payroll data including employee compensation details, tax information, and other sensitive financial records.
The vulnerability aligns with CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) and represents a classic privilege escalation issue where insufficient authorization checks allow attackers to gain access to resources beyond their intended permissions. From an adversarial perspective, this flaw maps to multiple MITRE ATT&CK techniques including privilege escalation and credential access, as attackers can leverage the compromised payroll system to extract sensitive information or establish persistent access to the broader enterprise environment.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigation strategies focusing on network segmentation to limit local access points to Oracle Payroll systems, enhanced monitoring of privileged account activities, and comprehensive access control reviews. Regular patching and updating of Oracle E-Business Suite components represents the primary defense mechanism against this vulnerability, while additional security controls such as database activity monitoring and privileged access management solutions can help detect and prevent exploitation attempts. The compromised nature of this vulnerability underscores the importance of maintaining up-to-date security patches and implementing robust internal network security measures to prevent lateral movement within the enterprise infrastructure.