CVE-2026-87235 in Hyperion Financial Management
Summary
by MITRE • 09/16/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hyperion Financial Management product of Oracle Hyperion (component: Security). The supported version that is affected is 11.2.26.0.000. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via SSH to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Hyperion Financial Management accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Hyperion Financial Management accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 09/16/2026
The identified vulnerability resides within the Security component of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, specifically affecting version 11.2.26.0.000 and potentially other supported releases in that lineage. This flaw represents a significant security deficiency because it permits an unauthenticated attacker to compromise the integrity and confidentiality of the application through network access via SSH. The classification as difficult to exploit suggests that while the vulnerability is not trivially triggerable by automated tools or requires specific conditions, its existence allows for remote code execution or privilege escalation without prior authentication credentials. This characteristic makes it particularly dangerous in environments where SSH services are exposed to untrusted networks or where weak administrative practices allow unauthorized access attempts.
From a technical perspective, the core issue likely involves improper validation of input data or flawed logic within the SSH handling mechanisms that process requests before full authentication is completed. Such flaws often stem from race conditions, buffer overflows, or incorrect state management in how the application processes initial connection parameters or command inputs. The ability to manipulate critical data creation, deletion, and modification indicates a severe breach of access control principles. An attacker leveraging this vulnerability can bypass standard security boundaries, effectively gaining the same level of trust as an authenticated user with elevated privileges. This aligns closely with CWE-287 Improper Authentication and CWE-94 Command Injection if the SSH interface allows arbitrary command execution based on malformed input.
The operational impact of exploiting this vulnerability is substantial due to the nature of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management as a critical enterprise resource planning tool handling sensitive financial data. Successful exploitation leads to unauthorized access to all accessible data within the system, resulting in high impacts on both confidentiality and integrity according to CVSS 3.1 metrics. Attackers could exfiltrate confidential financial records, alter transactional data to facilitate fraud or misrepresentation, or delete essential datasets causing operational disruption. The absence of availability impact suggests that while data is compromised, service uptime may remain intact initially, but the long-term consequences include loss of trust and regulatory non-compliance. This scenario maps directly to MITRE ATT&CK techniques such as T1078 Valid Accounts if the attacker escalates privileges after initial access, or T1562 Impair Defenses if they modify logs to hide their presence.
Mitigation strategies must prioritize immediate network-level controls and application hardening. Organizations should ensure that SSH services associated with Oracle Hyperion are not exposed directly to untrusted networks like the public internet but are instead restricted to internal management VLANs or secured via jump hosts with strict access control lists. Applying the latest security patches provided by Oracle is paramount, as vendors typically address these flaws in subsequent updates. Additionally, implementing multi-factor authentication for all SSH sessions and enforcing strong password policies can reduce the attack surface even if exploitation remains difficult. Regular vulnerability scanning focused on unauthenticated endpoints and monitoring logs for anomalous SSH connection attempts will aid in early detection of potential exploitation activities.