Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61/8.62 Query improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61/8.62. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Query. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-60839. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61/8.62. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component Query. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Query). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61 and 8.62. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H).

It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-60839 since 07/08/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/21/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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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

07/08/2026 CVE reserved
10/21/2026 +105 days Advisory disclosed
10/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: oracle.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-60839 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-60839
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-423555

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2026 02:32
Changes: 10/21/2026 02:32 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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