CVE-2026-70794 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 low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting executes to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.7 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).
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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, specifically affecting version 11.2.25.0.000 and potentially other supported releases in that lineage. This flaw represents a significant integrity risk to enterprise financial data management systems, which are critical for organizational decision-making and regulatory compliance. The nature of this vulnerability is characterized by its difficulty to exploit, requiring specific conditions to be met before an attacker can successfully leverage it against the target infrastructure.
The technical root cause involves a logic or access control flaw that permits unauthorized manipulation of critical data stored within the Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting environment. While the vulnerability does not provide direct code execution capabilities leading to full system compromise, it allows for the creation, deletion, or modification of sensitive financial records and reports accessible through the application interface. This capability undermines the core security principle of integrity, ensuring that data remains accurate and unaltered by unauthorized parties. The attack vector is classified as local with low privileges, meaning an attacker must already have valid logon credentials to a server where Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting executes. This requirement significantly raises the barrier for exploitation compared to remote network-based attacks but does not eliminate the risk entirely, particularly in environments with weak internal access controls or compromised user accounts.
From an operational perspective, successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to severe consequences for financial reporting accuracy and organizational trust. An attacker could alter key performance indicators, manipulate budget forecasts, or delete historical audit trails, thereby distorting the financial picture presented to stakeholders. Such actions may violate regulatory requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) which mandate accurate and tamper-proof financial records. The impact is strictly limited to integrity within the scope of Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting accessible data, with no direct impact on confidentiality or availability according to the provided CVSS metrics. However, in a broader enterprise context, corrupted financial data can trigger cascading failures in downstream analytics, auditing processes, and executive decision-making workflows.
The vulnerability aligns closely with CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management and CWE-354 Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value within the Common Weakness Enumeration framework. It also maps to MITRE ATT&CK techniques related to Data Manipulation and potentially Account Manipulation if used as a stepping stone for further lateral movement after initial access is gained through compromised low-level credentials. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7 reflects this medium severity, driven primarily by the high impact on integrity despite the high complexity and local attack vector requirements.
Mitigation strategies should focus on strict adherence to least privilege principles within the Oracle Hyperion infrastructure. Administrators must ensure that only essential personnel have logon access to servers hosting the Financial Reporting service. Regular auditing of user activities and file system changes can help detect unauthorized modifications early. Additionally, applying the latest security patches provided by Oracle is critical, as vendors typically address such integrity flaws in cumulative updates or interim fixes. Network segmentation should be employed to isolate financial reporting servers from less trusted network zones, reducing the attack surface even if an attacker gains local access elsewhere on the same host. Monitoring for anomalous data changes within the Hyperion database can also serve as a detection mechanism for potential exploitation attempts.