Oracle Payroll up to 12.2.15 Internal Operations improper authorization

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5.3$0-$5k2.04

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Oracle Payroll up to 12.2.15. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Internal Operations. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-101539. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle Payroll up to 12.2.15. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Internal Operations. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in the Oracle Payroll product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Payroll. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Payroll accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-101539 since 09/28/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/21/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/28/2026 CVE reserved
10/20/2026 +22 days VulDB entry created
10/21/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
10/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: oracle.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-101539 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-101539
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-423272

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2026 00:53
Changes: 10/21/2026 00:53 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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