CVE-2026-70730 in Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management
Summary
by MITRE • 08/19/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management product of Oracle Hyperion (component: Deployment). The supported version that is affected is 11.2.25.0.000. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 08/19/2026
The identified vulnerability resides within the Deployment component of Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management, specifically affecting version 11.2.25.0.000. This security flaw is characterized by its high severity, with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1, indicating critical risk to confidentiality and integrity while having no impact on availability. The vulnerability stems from an insufficient access control mechanism within the deployment interface, which fails to properly enforce authentication requirements for certain administrative or data manipulation operations. This architectural weakness allows unauthenticated actors who have network connectivity via HTTP to interact with sensitive system functions that should be restricted to authorized personnel only.
From a technical perspective, the flaw represents a classic case of broken access control where the application does not verify user identity before processing requests related to critical data management tasks. An attacker leveraging this vulnerability can exploit the lack of authentication checks to perform unauthorized actions against the underlying database and configuration files associated with the Hyperion environment. The attack vector is remote over the network, requiring no user interaction or complex exploitation steps beyond sending crafted HTTP requests to the vulnerable endpoint. This simplicity makes it particularly dangerous in environments where web-facing services are exposed without adequate perimeter security controls such as Web Application Firewalls that might detect and block anomalous request patterns.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe due to the high privileges typically associated with deployment operations within enterprise resource planning and financial management systems like Oracle Hyperion. Successful exploitation enables an attacker to create, delete, or modify critical data without detection by standard audit logs if logging mechanisms are not strictly enforced at a lower level. This capability directly compromises the integrity of financial reports, cost allocations, and profitability analyses generated by the system. Furthermore, it grants unauthorized access to all accessible data within the application scope, leading to significant confidentiality breaches where sensitive corporate financial information could be exfiltrated or altered for fraudulent purposes.
In terms of industry standard classifications, this vulnerability aligns with CWE-284 Improper Access Control and potentially CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function depending on the specific implementation details of the deployment module. It also maps to MITRE ATT&CK techniques related to Initial Access via Web Application Exploitation and subsequent actions under Data Manipulation or Exfiltration, reflecting the attacker's ability to alter data integrity and steal sensitive information without prior authentication credentials. The absence of required privileges for network-based attacks highlights a gap in defense-in-depth strategies where application-level security controls are insufficiently robust against direct HTTP traffic manipulation.
Mitigation efforts must prioritize immediate patching if Oracle has released a specific update addressing this deployment component flaw, as relying solely on perimeter defenses is not sufficient given the high exploitability and low complexity of the attack. Organizations should implement strict network segmentation to isolate Hyperion servers from untrusted networks and enforce HTTPS with strong certificate validation to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks that could facilitate credential theft or request injection. Additionally, deploying a Web Application Firewall configured to detect and block requests lacking proper authentication headers for administrative endpoints can provide an essential layer of protection while patches are applied. Regular security audits focusing on access control logic within deployment tools are recommended to identify similar misconfigurations across the enterprise application portfolio.