{"id":"CVE-2026-101553","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-101553"],"related":[],"title":"Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll: low-privileged user can alter payroll data","description":"Vulnerability in the Oracle Payroll product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Element Types, Links, Entries).  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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Payroll accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Integrity impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).","summary":"A flaw in the Element Types, Links and Entries component of Oracle Payroll in E-Business Suite lets a low-privileged user with network access over HTTP create, change or delete payroll data. The attacker gets write access to critical data, but the sources report no confidentiality or availability loss.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["enterprise-erp","oracle-ebs","package","payroll","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["payroll-module-not-installed"],"how_to_check":"- Confirm the Oracle E-Business Suite release: unknown if the sources list a patch-level check command\n- Check whether Oracle Payroll is installed and at a release in the `12.2.3` to `12.2.15` range (sources state these as affected)","fix":"- Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update fix for Oracle Payroll in E-Business Suite; the exact patch number is unknown from these sources\n- Move Oracle Payroll to a supported release newer than `12.2.15`, per Oracle's advisory","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-20T22:18:04+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:22+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T03:55:18+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T03:55:18+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T03:55:18Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update fix for Oracle Payroll in E-Business Suite; the exact patch number is unknown from these sources\n- Move Oracle Payroll to a supported release newer than `12.2.15`, per Oracle's advisory","reach":"internet","title":"Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll: low-privileged user can alter payroll data","impact":"medium","summary":"A flaw in the Element Types, Links and Entries component of Oracle Payroll in E-Business Suite lets a low-privileged user with network access over HTTP create, change or delete payroll data. The attacker gets write access to critical data, but the sources report no confidentiality or availability loss.","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["oracle-ebs","payroll","self-hosted","enterprise-erp"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"Attacker alters or deletes payroll records with low-privileged account","analyst_note":"Confirm the patch number and fixed release from Oracle's Critical Patch Update advisory; the NVD entry gives no patch level.","how_to_check":"- Confirm the Oracle E-Business Suite release: unknown if the sources list a patch-level check command\n- Check whether Oracle Payroll is installed and at a release in the `12.2.3` to `12.2.15` range (sources state these as affected)","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["payroll-module-not-installed"],"who_is_affected":"Organisations running Oracle E-Business Suite with the Oracle Payroll module in the affected `12.2.3` to `12.2.15` range are exposed, because any low-privileged account reachable over HTTP can write payroll records. Teams without Oracle Payroll, or on releases outside that range, can skip it. The sources do not say whether specific configurations change exposure.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"medium"},"cost_usd":0.000684,"input_tokens":3468,"output_tokens":675,"severity_before":"medium"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-101553':17A,20A '-2026':16A,19A '/av':159C '12.2.15':108C '12.2.3':107C '3.1':149C,158C '6.5':152C 'access':58B,71B,118C,138C,146C 'affect':105C 'allow':112C 'alter':12A 'attack':68B,115C,126C 'avail':82B 'base':150C 'busi':4A,48B,94C 'chang':62B 'compon':41B,96C 'compromis':122C 'confidenti':80B 'creat':61B 'creation':134C 'critic':73B,140C 'cve':15A,18A 'cvss':148C,155C,157C 'data':14A,66B,74B,141C,147C 'delet':64B,135C 'e':3A,47B,93C 'e-busi':2A,46B,92C 'easili':109C 'eb':26B 'element':36B,97C 'enterpris':22B 'enterprise-erp':21B 'entri':40B,100C 'erp':23B 'exploit':110C 'flaw':33B 'get':69B 'h/a':166C 'host':31B 'http':60B,120C 'impact':154C 'integr':153C 'l/pr':161C 'l/ui':162C 'let':50B 'link':38B,99C 'loss':83B 'low':8A,53B,113C 'low-privileg':7A,52B 'modif':137C 'n':167C 'n/ac':160C 'n/i':165C 'n/s':163C 'network':57B,117C 'oracl':1A,25B,43B,87C,91C,123C,144C 'oracle-eb':24B 'packag':27B 'payrol':6A,13A,28B,44B,65B,88C,124C,145C 'privileg':9A,54B,114C 'product':89C 'report':78B 'result':131C 'score':151C 'self':30B 'self-host':29B 'sourc':77B 'success':125C 'suit':5A,49B,95C 'support':101C 'type':37B,98C 'u/c':164C 'unauthor':133C 'user':10A,55B 'vector':156C 'version':102C 'via':119C 'vulner':84C,111C,129C 'write':70B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Organisations running Oracle E-Business Suite with the Oracle Payroll module in the affected `12.2.3` to `12.2.15` range are exposed, because any low-privileged account reachable over HTTP can write payroll records. Teams without Oracle Payroll, or on releases outside that range, can skip it. The sources do not say whether specific configurations change exposure.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-20T22:18:04+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","cvss_by":"secalert_us@oracle.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-101553","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101553","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-20T22:18:04+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"}