---
id: "CVE-2026-101821"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-101821"]
title: "Oracle E-Business Suite: Compensation Workbench flaw allows limited data read and change"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.4
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["hr-systems", "oracle-ebs", "self-hosted", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["not-using-oracle-ebs"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T22:18:38+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:23+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T04:16:08+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101821", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:23+00:00"}]
---

# Oracle E-Business Suite: Compensation Workbench flaw allows limited data read and change

A flaw in the Total Compensation Statement component of Oracle Compensation Workbench, part of Oracle E-Business Suite, lets a low-privileged user reach it over HTTP. A successful attack, after another person interacts with it, can read a subset of data and update, insert or delete some accessible data.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed Oracle E-Business Suite version for Compensation Workbench, looking for `12.2.3` through `12.2.15`
- unknown

## Fix

- Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update fix for Oracle E-Business Suite Compensation Workbench as listed in the Oracle advisory
- unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:23+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101821

## From the sources

Vulnerability in the Oracle Compensation Workbench product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Total Compensation Statement).  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 Compensation Workbench.  Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Compensation Workbench, 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 Compensation Workbench accessible data as well as  unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Compensation Workbench 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).

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