CVE-2026-70884 in Hyperion Data Relationship Management
Summary
by MITRE • 08/19/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hyperion Data Relationship Management product of Oracle Hyperion (component: Access and security). The supported version that is affected is 11.2.25.0.000. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via SOAP to compromise Oracle Hyperion Data Relationship Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Hyperion Data Relationship Management accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Hyperion Data Relationship 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 Oracle Hyperion Data Relationship Management product, specifically version 11.2.25.0.000 within the Access and security component, contains a critical vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to compromise system integrity and confidentiality. This flaw is accessible via the SOAP interface, which serves as a primary mechanism for programmatic interaction with the application's backend services. The absence of required authentication checks at this entry point represents a fundamental failure in access control logic, enabling remote actors who possess network connectivity to bypass security boundaries entirely. Such an architectural weakness transforms standard service endpoints into open gates for malicious exploitation, highlighting significant deficiencies in how session management and identity verification are implemented within the SOAP API layer of this enterprise resource planning tool.
The technical nature of this vulnerability aligns with CWE-287, which describes Improper Authentication, as well as CWE-306, Missing Authentication for Critical Function. By exploiting the lack of authentication requirements on specific SOAP operations, an attacker can execute commands or queries that are intended only for authorized administrators or users. This bypass allows the manipulation of core data structures without any prior credential validation. The vulnerability is particularly severe because it does not require user interaction or complex preconditions; a simple network connection and knowledge of the API endpoints are sufficient to initiate exploitation, making it highly susceptible to automated scanning tools and widespread attacks across internet-facing deployments.
The operational impact of this flaw is profound due to its high severity rating of 9.1 on the CVSS v3.1 scale. The vector string AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N indicates that while availability remains unaffected, both confidentiality and integrity are critically compromised. An attacker can achieve complete access to all data accessible by Oracle Hyperion Data Relationship Management. This includes the ability to create unauthorized records, delete critical financial or relational data, and modify existing information without detection. In an enterprise environment where this software manages complex hierarchical relationships between business entities, such tampering can lead to severe financial discrepancies, regulatory non-compliance, and irreversible damage to organizational decision-making processes based on corrupted datasets.
From a threat modeling perspective using the MITRE ATT&CK framework, this vulnerability facilitates initial access and subsequent data manipulation techniques often associated with insider threats or advanced persistent threats that have gained foothold through API abuse. The ability to modify critical data maps directly to tactics involving Data Manipulation under both Enterprise and Mobile matrices if applicable contexts exist, though primarily it represents a direct compromise of system integrity. Attackers can leverage this access to exfiltrate sensitive financial information, alter transaction records, or establish persistence mechanisms within the application's database layer by injecting malicious entries that mimic legitimate administrative actions.
Mitigation strategies must prioritize immediate remediation through vendor-provided patches if available for version 11.2.25.0.000. In environments where patching is not immediately feasible, network-level controls should be implemented to restrict access to the SOAP endpoints exclusively from trusted IP addresses or internal subnets that do not have direct internet exposure. Implementing a Web Application Firewall with rules specifically designed to detect and block unauthenticated requests to sensitive API paths can provide an additional layer of defense. Furthermore, organizations should audit their current configurations to ensure no other services share similar authentication flaws, as this vulnerability often indicates broader weaknesses in the security architecture of the Hyperion suite that require comprehensive review by security teams responsible for application lifecycle management.