---
id: "CVE-2026-87403"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-87403"]
title: "Oracle E-Business Suite: Applications DBA flaw exposes critical data to local users"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.1
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["applications-dba", "erp", "on-prem", "oracle-ebs", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["no-shell-access", "releases-outside-12.2.3-12.2.15"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T22:20:18+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:25+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:34:15+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87403", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:25+00:00"}]
---

# Oracle E-Business Suite: Applications DBA flaw exposes critical data to local users

Oracle E-Business Suite's Applications DBA component, in the AD Utilities area, has a flaw that lets a low-privileged user with logon to the host change or read data it can access. The attacker needs local logon to the infrastructure where Applications DBA runs; CVSS 3.1 scores it 7.1 with high confidentiality and integrity impact.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed Oracle E-Business Suite release level for `12.2.3` through `12.2.15` (unknown exact command in sources)
- Confirm whether the Applications DBA (AD Utilities) patch level is current with Oracle's advisory

## Fix

- Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update fix for Oracle E-Business Suite Applications DBA (unknown patch number in sources)
- Restrict logon access to hosts running Applications DBA until patched

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:25+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87403

## From the sources

Vulnerability in the Applications DBA product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: AD Utilities).  Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Applications DBA executes to compromise Applications DBA.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in  unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Applications DBA accessible data as well as  unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Applications DBA accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

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