CVE-2026-70952 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 unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Hyperion Financial Management accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L).
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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, specifically affecting version 11.2.25.0.000 and potentially other supported releases in that lineage. This flaw represents a critical security deficiency that permits unauthenticated attackers to exploit weaknesses through standard HTTP network connections. The absence of required authentication checks for certain endpoints or functionalities allows malicious actors who have basic network access to the target system to initiate attacks without needing valid credentials, significantly lowering the barrier to entry for exploitation compared to vulnerabilities requiring prior authenticated sessions.
From a technical perspective, this vulnerability is characterized by its ease of exploitability and broad attack vector accessibility via HTTP. The core issue likely involves improper validation or authorization checks within the application logic that handles sensitive financial data operations. Because the flaw allows access without authentication, it suggests a failure in enforcing identity verification mechanisms at critical junctures in the request processing pipeline. This type of architectural weakness is frequently categorized under CWE-287, which denotes Improper Authentication, and may also intersect with CWE-306 for Missing Authentication for Critical Function if specific administrative or data-retrieval functions are exposed without proper access controls. The vulnerability enables an attacker to bypass security boundaries that should restrict access based on user identity and privilege levels.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe due to the high confidentiality and availability impacts reflected in its CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.2, classified as High severity. Successful exploitation grants unauthorized actors complete or near-complete access to all data accessible by Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. This includes sensitive financial records, strategic business intelligence, audit trails, and configuration settings that are critical for organizational integrity. The ability to read this data constitutes a major breach of confidentiality, potentially leading to regulatory non-compliance under frameworks such as GDPR, SOX, or HIPAA depending on the industry sector. Furthermore, the vulnerability allows for unauthorized actions that can cause a partial denial of service, disrupting business operations and impacting availability metrics. This dual impact on both confidentiality and availability underscores the critical nature of the risk posed by this flaw.
In terms of threat modeling, an attacker leveraging this vulnerability would likely engage in activities aligned with ATT&CK techniques such as T1078 Valid Accounts if they escalate privileges after initial access, or more directly T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie if session management is compromised, though the primary vector here is unauthenticated access. The ability to cause a partial denial of service aligns with potential abuse of resources leading to service degradation, which falls under availability-focused attack patterns. Organizations must recognize that this vulnerability exposes their financial infrastructure to both data exfiltration and operational disruption risks simultaneously.
Mitigation strategies should prioritize immediate patching by applying the latest security updates provided by Oracle for version 11.2.25.0.000 or upgrading to a supported, patched release where these authentication checks have been reinforced. In environments where immediate patching is not feasible due to operational constraints, network-level controls such as Web Application Firewalls should be configured to block requests targeting the specific vulnerable endpoints identified in Oracle’s security advisories. Additionally, restricting HTTP access to only trusted IP ranges and enforcing strict input validation at the gateway level can reduce the attack surface. Regular vulnerability scanning and penetration testing focused on authentication bypasses are recommended to ensure that similar weaknesses do not persist elsewhere in the application stack. Monitoring logs for unusual patterns of unauthenticated requests or spikes in error responses related to security components will aid in early detection of exploitation attempts.