Oracle BI Publisher 8.2.0.0.0/12.2.1.4.0/26.01.0.0.0 BI Platform Security privileges management

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle BI Publisher 8.2.0.0.0/12.2.1.4.0/26.01.0.0.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component BI Platform Security. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-91579. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle BI Publisher 8.2.0.0.0/12.2.1.4.0/26.01.0.0.0. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component BI Platform Security. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in the Oracle BI Publisher product of Oracle Analytics (component: BI Platform Security). Supported versions that are affected are 8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 26.01.0.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle BI Publisher. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle BI Publisher. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-91579 since 09/15/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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• Reporting Software

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• Oracle

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• BI Publisher

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• 8.2.0.0.0
• 12.2.1.4.0
• 26.01.0.0.0

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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