CVE-2026-71105 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. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Hyperion Financial Management executes to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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, specifically affecting version 11.2.25.0.000 and potentially other supported releases in that lineage. This flaw represents a significant risk to the availability of financial management systems, as it allows for denial-of-service conditions through resource exhaustion or state corruption. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-400, which covers uncontrolled resource consumption, indicating that the application fails to properly limit the resources consumed by specific operations triggered by authenticated users. This lack of adequate input validation and resource management controls creates a pathway for attackers to destabilize the underlying infrastructure hosting the Hyperion Financial Management service.
Exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to possess low-level privileges on the operating system or network where Oracle Hyperion Financial Management is deployed, as well as valid logon credentials to access the application interface. The attack vector is classified as local with high complexity in CVSS terms, meaning that while authentication is required and specific conditions must be met to trigger the flaw, it does not require remote interaction or user interface manipulation such as social engineering. Once an attacker gains this level of access, they can submit crafted requests or inputs that cause the application to enter a state where it becomes unresponsive or crashes repeatedly. This behavior aligns with ATT&CK technique T1499, Endpoint Denial of Service, specifically sub-technique T1499.002 which involves resource exhaustion via software vulnerabilities rather than brute force methods.
The operational impact of successfully exploiting this vulnerability is severe regarding system availability. A successful attack results in the complete denial of service, manifesting as a hang or frequent, repeatable crashes of the Oracle Hyperion Financial Management application. For financial institutions and enterprises relying on this platform for critical reporting, budgeting, and consolidation tasks, such downtime can lead to significant operational disruptions, delayed decision-making, and potential compliance issues if regulatory reporting deadlines are missed. Although confidentiality and integrity impacts are currently assessed as none in the base score, the loss of availability alone is sufficient to warrant immediate remediation efforts due to the critical nature of financial data processing systems.
Mitigation strategies should focus on both technical controls and administrative policies. Immediate steps include applying the latest security patches provided by Oracle for version 11.2.25.0.000 or upgrading to a supported, patched release where this resource management flaw has been addressed. In environments where patching is not immediately feasible, network segmentation should be enforced to restrict access to the Hyperion Financial Management servers only from trusted administrative workstations and application tiers. Additionally, implementing strict account lockout policies and monitoring for unusual login patterns can help detect attempts by low-privileged accounts to exploit this vulnerability. Regular audits of user permissions are essential to ensure that no unnecessary local or elevated privileges are granted to users who do not require them for their job functions, thereby reducing the attack surface available to potential adversaries seeking to cause service disruption.