CVE-2026-60976 in Scripting
Summary
by MITRE • 08/19/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle Scripting 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 network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Scripting. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Scripting. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 08/19/2026
The identified vulnerability resides within the Oracle Scripting component of Oracle E-Business Suite, specifically affecting versions ranging from 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 under the Internal Operations module. This security flaw represents a critical risk to organizations relying on this enterprise resource planning platform for their core business operations. The vulnerability is characterized by its ease of exploitation and broad impact potential, allowing an attacker with low privileges who has network access via HTTP to compromise the Oracle Scripting environment. Such a scenario typically implies that the attack vector does not require user interaction or complex social engineering tactics, relying instead on direct network-based interactions which significantly lowers the barrier for entry for malicious actors targeting exposed web services.
From a technical perspective, this vulnerability aligns with common patterns of insecure configuration or improper access control mechanisms often found in legacy enterprise applications. The ability to achieve full takeover of Oracle Scripting suggests that the flaw likely involves privilege escalation or authentication bypass within the scripting engine itself. When an attacker gains unauthorized administrative-level access through these low-privileged credentials, they can execute arbitrary code, modify system configurations, and manipulate data structures at will. This level of compromise effectively neutralizes the security boundaries established by the application layer, granting the adversary complete control over the underlying server processes associated with Oracle Scripting. The presence of this flaw in versions 12.2.3 to 12.2.15 indicates a persistent issue that may have been introduced during specific updates or feature additions within those releases and has not yet been adequately remediated by subsequent patches for these older maintenance streams.
The operational impact of successfully exploiting this vulnerability is severe, as reflected in the CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 8.8 which denotes a High severity rating. The vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) explicitly details that the attack requires Network access with Low complexity and Low privileges, but results in High impacts on Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability while maintaining Scope Unchanged. This means that an attacker can exfiltrate sensitive corporate data stored within the E-Business Suite database, alter critical business transactions leading to financial or operational discrepancies, and disrupt service availability by crashing services or locking out legitimate users. The high impact across all three pillars of the CIA triad underscores the potential for catastrophic business disruption, including regulatory non-compliance due to data breaches and significant reputational damage resulting from prolonged downtime.
In terms of industry standard classifications, this vulnerability is closely related to CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management or potentially CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write if memory corruption is involved in the takeover mechanism. Furthermore, the exploitation path aligns with MITRE ATT&CK techniques such as T1053 Scheduled Task/Job which might be used for persistence after initial access, and T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation to gain higher-level control over the system. Attackers leveraging this flaw would likely follow a kill chain that begins with network reconnaissance followed by direct exploitation of the HTTP interface to establish an initial foothold before escalating privileges within the Oracle Scripting context.
To mitigate this risk, organizations running affected versions must prioritize applying the latest security patches provided by Oracle for their specific E-Business Suite release stream immediately. Since the vulnerability is exploitable over the network via HTTP, it is imperative that these services are not exposed directly to untrusted networks such as the public internet without robust perimeter defenses. Implementing strict firewall rules to restrict access to only authorized internal IP addresses and enforcing multi-factor authentication for administrative accounts can reduce the attack surface significantly. Additionally, deploying Web Application Firewalls with specific rule sets designed to detect exploitation attempts against Oracle E-Business Suite components can provide an additional layer of defense-in-depth. Regular vulnerability scanning and penetration testing should be conducted to identify any residual exposure or misconfigurations that could allow attackers to leverage this flaw despite patching efforts.