CVE-2026-71103 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 low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of 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 6.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 version 11.2.25.0.000, representing a significant risk to organizations relying on this enterprise performance management software for critical financial reporting and analysis. This flaw is characterized by its ease of exploitation, allowing an attacker with low privileges who possesses network access via HTTP to compromise the integrity and availability of the system. The presence of such a vulnerability in a product handling sensitive financial data underscores the necessity for rigorous security controls within application layers that manage enterprise resource planning and financial consolidation processes.
From a technical perspective, the core issue involves insufficient validation or authorization checks within the HTTP request processing logic of the Hyperion Financial Management interface. This deficiency enables an authenticated but low-privilege user to execute actions beyond their intended scope without requiring complex exploitation techniques or social engineering prerequisites. The attack vector is classified as network-accessible with a low complexity, meaning that remote attackers can leverage standard web protocols to trigger the flaw. The absence of required user interaction further simplifies the potential for automated attacks against vulnerable instances exposed on internal or external networks.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is multifaceted, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability as reflected in its CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3. On the integrity front, successful exploitation allows unauthorized updates, inserts, or deletes to accessible data within Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. This capability poses a severe threat to financial accuracy, potentially leading to manipulated ledgers, incorrect fiscal reports, and compromised audit trails. In terms of confidentiality, attackers can gain read access to a subset of accessible data, which may include sensitive payroll information, strategic business metrics, or proprietary financial models that are not intended for lower-level users.
Furthermore, the vulnerability impacts availability by enabling an attacker to cause a partial denial of service against Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. While this does not necessarily result in a complete system crash, it can degrade performance and disrupt critical financial operations during peak usage periods. This disruption can hinder timely decision-making processes that rely on real-time or near-real-time data access from the platform. The combination of these impacts creates a scenario where both the trustworthiness of financial data and the operational continuity of business functions are compromised by a single, relatively simple exploit.
In alignment with industry standards, this vulnerability maps to CWE-862 Missing Authorization, as it allows users to perform actions without proper permission checks. It also relates to CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials if authentication bypass is involved in the low-privilege access model, though primarily it reflects a failure in enforcing role-based access controls effectively within the application logic. From an offensive security perspective, this aligns with MITRE ATT&CK techniques such as T1078 Valid Accounts and potentially T1496 Resource Hijacking if the denial of service is achieved through resource exhaustion methods common in web applications.
To mitigate these risks, organizations must prioritize applying the latest security patches provided by Oracle for Hyperion Financial Management version 11.2.25.0.000 immediately upon availability. It is crucial to review and tighten role-based access controls within the application to ensure that low-privilege users have strictly limited permissions aligned with their job functions, adhering to the principle of least privilege. Additionally, implementing web application firewalls can help detect and block malicious HTTP requests that attempt to exploit this specific flaw before they reach the application server. Regular security assessments and penetration testing should be conducted to identify similar authorization bypasses in other components of the Hyperion suite or integrated systems.