Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61/8.62 Security improper authorization

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61/8.62. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Security. The manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-60975. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61/8.62. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Security. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Security). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61 and 8.62. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools executes to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. While the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).

The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-60975 since 07/08/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/19/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1548.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Enterprise Resource Planning Software

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• Oracle

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• PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools

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• 8.61
• 8.62

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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