CVE-2026-60982 in US Federal Human Resources
Summary
by MITRE • 07/22/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle US Federal Human Resources 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 US Federal Human Resources. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle US Federal Human Resources accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle US Federal Human Resources accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/22/2026
This vulnerability resides within Oracle E-Business Suite's US Federal Human Resources component, specifically in the Internal Operations module where it manifests as a critical security flaw affecting versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. The vulnerability represents a significant weakness in the application's access control mechanisms that allows attackers with minimal privileges to execute unauthorized operations against sensitive human resources data. The flaw operates through HTTP network connections, making it particularly dangerous as it can be exploited remotely without requiring physical access to the system infrastructure.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from inadequate input validation and authorization checks within the Internal Operations component, creating a pathway for privilege escalation attacks that fall under CWE-285 - Improper Authorization. Attackers with low privileged network access can exploit this weakness to gain unauthorized modification capabilities, effectively bypassing the normal security controls that should prevent such operations. The CVSS 3.1 score of 8.1 reflects the high severity impact across both confidentiality and integrity dimensions, indicating that successful exploitation could lead to complete data compromise including unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical human resources information.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data theft, as it provides attackers with complete access to all Oracle US Federal Human Resources accessible data, potentially exposing sensitive employee information, payroll records, and other confidential personnel data. This represents a severe breach risk that could compromise national security assets given the federal nature of the application. The vulnerability's ease of exploitation means that even relatively unskilled attackers could leverage this weakness to cause substantial damage to the organization's human resources systems and potentially disrupt critical federal operations.
Mitigation strategies should focus on immediate patch deployment for affected versions, implementation of network segmentation to limit access to the vulnerable component, and enhanced monitoring of HTTP traffic for suspicious activities. Organizations should also consider implementing additional authentication layers and access controls through the principle of least privilege. The vulnerability's classification under ATT&CK technique T1078 - Valid Accounts and T1566 - Phishing demonstrates the importance of layered security approaches including user awareness training and network detection capabilities. Regular security assessments and penetration testing should be conducted to identify similar authorization gaps in other Oracle E-Business Suite components that may present similar attack vectors.