CVE-2026-70744 in Hyperion Financial Reporting
Summary
by MITRE • 08/19/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting product of Oracle Hyperion (component: Server). The supported version that is affected is 11.2.25.0.000. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting. 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 • 08/19/2026
The identified vulnerability resides within the server component of Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting version 11.2.25.0.000, representing a critical security flaw that permits unauthenticated remote attackers to compromise the application infrastructure. This weakness is characterized by its difficulty in exploitation, which suggests that while the attack vector requires specific conditions or precise sequencing to succeed, it does not necessitate user interaction or prior authentication credentials. The primary access channel for this vulnerability is HTTP, indicating that an attacker can initiate a malicious request over standard web protocols from any network location where they have connectivity to the target system. This lack of required authentication significantly elevates the risk profile, as external threat actors on the internet could potentially discover and exploit this flaw without needing valid user accounts or tokens associated with the financial reporting platform.
From a technical perspective, the vulnerability allows for complete takeover of the Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting instance when successfully exploited. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 reflects high severity due to its impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vector string AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H confirms that while the attack complexity is high, requiring specialized knowledge or specific environmental conditions to execute reliably, the privilege requirements are none, user interaction is not needed, and the scope remains unchanged but the impact on all three security pillars is severe. This typically implies that successful exploitation leads to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the application process, allowing an attacker to read sensitive financial data, modify reporting configurations or outputs, and disrupt service availability for legitimate users. Such a compromise could lead to significant business disruption, regulatory non-compliance due to data leakage, and potential lateral movement within the corporate network if the server is integrated into broader enterprise systems.
In terms of industry standard classifications, this vulnerability aligns with CWE-287 Improper Authentication or CWE-94 SQL Injection depending on the specific underlying mechanism, though the description emphasizes unauthenticated access leading to takeover which often points towards injection flaws in web application logic or improper input validation that bypasses security controls. The attack pattern is consistent with ATT&CK technique T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application, where adversaries leverage vulnerabilities in internet-accessible software to gain initial access. Given the high complexity of exploitation mentioned, this may also involve a race condition or a specific sequence of malformed requests that trigger an unhandled exception leading to privilege escalation within the application context. The difficulty factor serves as a natural deterrent for opportunistic attackers but does not mitigate the risk posed by targeted attacks from skilled adversaries who can reverse-engineer the exploit chain.
Mitigation strategies must prioritize immediate remediation through vendor-provided patches or updates that address the specific flaw in version 11.2.25.0.000. Since the vulnerability is accessible via HTTP, ensuring that all communications are encrypted using HTTPS with strong TLS configurations can add a layer of obscurity and protect against certain types of network-level interception attacks, although it does not fix the underlying application logic flaw. Implementing strict input validation on server-side components handling financial reporting requests is essential to prevent injection-based exploitation. Additionally, deploying Web Application Firewalls configured to detect anomalous HTTP request patterns associated with this vulnerability can provide a compensating control for systems that cannot be immediately patched. Network segmentation should also be reviewed to ensure the Hyperion Financial Reporting servers are not directly exposed to untrusted networks without appropriate access controls or reverse proxy configurations that enforce authentication before requests reach the vulnerable application layer. Regular security assessments and penetration testing focused on web application vulnerabilities will help identify similar weaknesses in related components of the Oracle Hyperion suite.