{"id":"CVE-2026-101539","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-101539"],"related":[],"title":"Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll: low-privilege network user can read payroll data","description":"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).","summary":"Oracle Payroll in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 has a flaw in its Internal Operations component that can be reached over HTTP. An attacker with a low-privileged account can read payroll data, including all data Payroll can access.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["oracle-ebs","payroll","self-hosted","vendor"],"not_affected_if":["unaffected-version"],"how_to_check":"- Confirm the Oracle E-Business Suite release and Payroll patch level in the environment, and compare against the affected range `12.2.3` to `12.2.15`\n- unknown for other checks: the sources do not list specific files, settings or commands","fix":"- Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update fix for Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll, moving past `12.2.15` (the sources do not name the exact patch)\n- unknown for other actions: the sources do not say","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-20T22:18:03+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:22+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T03:55:19+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T03:55:19+00:00","category":"vendor","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T03:55:19Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update fix for Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll, moving past `12.2.15` (the sources do not name the exact patch)\n- unknown for other actions: the sources do not say","reach":"internet","title":"Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll: low-privilege network user can read payroll data","impact":"medium","summary":"Oracle Payroll in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 has a flaw in its Internal Operations component that can be reached over HTTP. An attacker with a low-privileged account can read payroll data, including all data Payroll can access.","category":"vendor","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["oracle-ebs","payroll","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"Attacker reads all Payroll-accessible employee data over HTTP","analyst_note":"Find the Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory for this CVE and confirm the patch level and any workaround; the NVD entry gives only the affected range.","how_to_check":"- Confirm the Oracle E-Business Suite release and Payroll patch level in the environment, and compare against the affected range `12.2.3` to `12.2.15`\n- unknown for other checks: the sources do not list specific files, settings or commands","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["unaffected-version"],"who_is_affected":"Organizations running Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll in the affected 12.2.3 to 12.2.15 range, where users can reach the web interface over HTTP. Installations outside that version range, or with no network-reachable Payroll access for low-privileged users, are less exposed. unknown for further detail.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"medium"},"cost_usd":0.000663,"input_tokens":3455,"output_tokens":634,"severity_before":"medium"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-101539':18A,21A '-2026':17A,20A '/av':145C '12.2.15':40B,95C '12.2.3':38B,94C '3.1':135C,144C '6.5':138C 'access':72B,105C,121C,127C,132C 'account':62B 'affect':92C 'allow':99C 'attack':56B,102C,113C 'base':136C 'busi':4A,36B,83C 'complet':126C 'compon':48B,85C 'compromis':109C 'confidenti':139C 'critic':123C 'cve':16A,19A 'cvss':134C,141C,143C 'data':15A,66B,69B,124C,133C 'e':3A,35B,82C 'e-busi':2A,34B,81C 'easili':96C 'eb':24B 'exploit':97C 'flaw':43B 'h/i':151C 'host':28B 'http':54B,107C 'impact':140C 'includ':67B 'intern':46B,86C 'l/pr':147C 'l/ui':148C 'low':8A,60B,100C 'low-privileg':7A,59B 'n':153C 'n/a':152C 'n/ac':146C 'n/s':149C 'network':10A,104C 'oper':47B,87C 'oracl':1A,23B,30B,33B,76C,80C,110C,130C 'oracle-eb':22B 'payrol':6A,14A,25B,31B,65B,70B,77C,111C,131C 'privileg':9A,61B,101C 'product':78C 'reach':52B 'read':13A,64B 'result':118C 'score':137C 'self':27B 'self-host':26B 'success':112C 'suit':5A,37B,84C 'support':88C 'u/c':150C 'unauthor':120C 'user':11A 'vector':142C 'vendor':29B 'version':89C 'via':106C 'vulner':73C,98C,116C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Organizations running Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll in the affected 12.2.3 to 12.2.15 range, where users can reach the web interface over HTTP. Installations outside that version range, or with no network-reachable Payroll access for low-privileged users, are less exposed. unknown for further detail.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-20T22:18:03+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cvss_by":"secalert_us@oracle.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-101539","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101539","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-20T22:18:03+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-21T14:29:49+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:22+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:28:58+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}