CVE-2026-70950 in Hyperion Financial Management
Summary
by MITRE • 08/19/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hyperion Financial Management product of Oracle Hyperion (component: Security). The supported version that is affected is 11.2.25.0.000. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 Security component of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management version 11.2.25.0.000, representing a critical risk to organizations relying on this enterprise performance management platform for financial reporting and analysis. This flaw is characterized by an easily exploitable condition that permits high-privileged attackers with network access via HTTP to compromise the integrity of the application environment. The presence of such a vulnerability in a security-critical module suggests a fundamental failure in input validation or authentication mechanisms, allowing malicious actors to bypass intended controls when interacting with the system over standard web protocols.
From a technical perspective, the ease of exploitation combined with the requirement for high-privileged access indicates that while the attacker must already possess elevated credentials, the subsequent actions they can perform are not sufficiently restricted by the application logic. This typically points towards an authorization flaw or insecure direct object reference where authenticated users with administrative rights can execute unintended operations due to improper checks on their session context or input parameters. The use of HTTP rather than HTTPS further exacerbates the risk, as traffic containing sensitive authentication tokens and exploit payloads may be susceptible to interception if not properly secured at the network layer, although the primary flaw lies within the application logic itself.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe, with a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 7.2 indicating high severity. The vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) reveals that the attack requires no user interaction and has low complexity, but demands privileged access initially. Once exploited, the attacker achieves complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This means an adversary can read sensitive financial data, modify critical configuration or transactional records to manipulate financial outcomes, and disrupt service by crashing the application or locking out legitimate users. Such capabilities effectively result in a total takeover of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, allowing for extensive fraud, data exfiltration, or operational sabotage within the organization's financial infrastructure.
This vulnerability aligns with Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) categories such as CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management and potentially CWE-862 Missing Authorization, depending on whether the issue stems from insufficient role-based access control checks or flawed logic in handling administrative functions. In terms of the MITRE ATT&CK framework, this behavior is consistent with techniques involving Valid Accounts (T1078) followed by Defense Evasion or Impact tactics like Data Manipulation (T1565) and Service Stop (T1499). The ability to take over the system implies that an attacker could establish persistence mechanisms within the application layer, making detection difficult without comprehensive logging and monitoring of administrative actions.
Mitigation strategies must focus on both immediate remediation and long-term architectural improvements. Oracle should be consulted for available patches or updates addressing this specific security flaw in version 11.2.25.0.000. In the interim, organizations should enforce strict network segmentation to limit HTTP access to only necessary management interfaces and ensure that all administrative traffic is encrypted via HTTPS to prevent credential theft during exploitation attempts. Additionally, implementing multi-factor authentication for high-privileged accounts adds a critical layer of defense against compromised credentials. Regular audits of user permissions are essential to ensure the principle of least privilege is strictly enforced, reducing the attack surface available to individuals who might have their accounts compromised or be insider threats with elevated access levels.