---
id: "CVE-2026-101554"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-101554"]
title: "Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll: low-privileged network attacker can take over"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["oracle-ebs", "payroll", "self-hosted", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["payroll-not-deployed"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T22:18:05+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:20:20+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101554", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:22+00:00"}]
---

# Oracle E-Business Suite Payroll: low-privileged network attacker can take over

Oracle Payroll in E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 has a flaw in its Internal Operations component. A low-privileged user with network access over HTTP can compromise the product, with full takeover described as the outcome.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed E-Business Suite release and Payroll patch level in the Oracle EBS admin console or the release notes for your environment.
- unknown

## Fix

- Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update that addresses CVE-2026-101554 for E-Business Suite 12.2.x.
- unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101554

## From the sources

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. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Payroll.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Payroll. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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