Oracle HRMS up to 12.2.15 US Payroll Year End improper authorization

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle HRMS up to 12.2.15. This affects an unknown function of the component US Payroll Year End. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-83391. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle HRMS up to 12.2.15. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component US Payroll Year End. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in the Oracle HRMS (US) product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: US Payroll Year End). 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 HRMS (US). Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle HRMS (US), attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle HRMS (US) accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle HRMS (US) accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-83391 since 08/31/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. 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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Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• HRMS

Version

• 12.2.0
• 12.2.1
• 12.2.2
• 12.2.3
• 12.2.4
• 12.2.5
• 12.2.6
• 12.2.7
• 12.2.8
• 12.2.9
• 12.2.10
• 12.2.11
• 12.2.12
• 12.2.13
• 12.2.14
• 12.2.15

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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