---
id: "CVE-2026-101840"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-101840"]
title: "Oracle E-Business Suite: Contract Lifecycle for Public Sector takeover by privileged users"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.2
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["contract-lifecycle-management", "on-prem", "oracle-ebs", "package", "public-sector"]
not_affected_if: ["module-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T22:18:39+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:23+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:29:09+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101840", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:23+00:00"}]
---

# Oracle E-Business Suite: Contract Lifecycle for Public Sector takeover by privileged users

Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management for Public Sector, part of Oracle E-Business Suite, has a flaw in its Award/PO component that lets a highly privileged attacker over HTTP take over the product. Successful exploitation can give full control over confidentiality, integrity and availability, per the CVSS 3.1 score of 7.2.

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

## How to check

- Check whether the Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management for Public Sector module is installed in the E-Business Suite environment; the sources do not give a version command.
- Confirm whether the installed version falls in `12.2.3` through `12.2.15`, the affected range named in the advisory.

## Fix

- Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update fix for Oracle E-Business Suite Contract Lifecycle Management for Public Sector; the specific patch number is unknown from the sources.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:23+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101840

## From the sources

Vulnerability in the Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management for Public Sector product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Award/PO).  Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management for Public Sector.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management for Public Sector. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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