---
id: "CVE-2026-60881"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-60881"]
title: "Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools: Meta Data flaw exposes data and enables crashes"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["enterprise", "oracle", "peoplesoft", "peopletools", "self-hosted", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["unaffected-peopletools-release"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T22:19:33+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:25+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:51:40+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60881", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:25+00:00"}]
---

# Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools: Meta Data flaw exposes data and enables crashes

A flaw in the Meta Data component of Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.61 through 8.63 lets a highly privileged user reach the product over HTTP. A successful attack can read critical data or cause a hang or repeatable crash of the service.

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

## How to check

- Confirm the PeopleTools release in use: unknown from the sources, check the PeopleTools version in the PeopleSoft environment
- Check whether the installed release falls in `8.61` through `8.63`

## Fix

- Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update fix for PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools; the patch identifier is unknown from the sources

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:25+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60881

## From the sources

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Meta Data).  Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in  unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H).

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