CVE-2026-101681

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Applications DBA Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Publication date: 2026-10-20

Last updated on: 2026-10-21

Assigner: Oracle

Description

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. Difficult to exploit 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 takeover of Applications DBA. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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Published

2026-10-20

Last Modified

2026-10-21

Generated

2026-11-10

AI Q&A

2026-10-21

EPSS Evaluated

2026-11-08

NVD

CVE-2026-101681

EUVD

EUVD-2026-106085

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
Oracle Corporation	Applications DBA	12.2.3

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-284	The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

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Executive Summary

This is a vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite's Applications DBA product, specifically in the AD Utilities component. It affects versions 12.2.3 to 12.2.15. The issue allows a low-privileged attacker with local system access to potentially take over the Applications DBA system.

Detection Guidance

Detection requires checking for unauthorized access or modifications to Oracle Applications DBA components. Monitor logs for suspicious activity in the AD Utilities directory. Review user privileges and recent changes to critical files. No specific commands are provided in the available context.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain full control over the Applications DBA system. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification or deletion of critical system files, and disruption of services relying on the Applications DBA.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability allows low-privileged attackers to compromise Applications DBA, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data breaches, or system takeover. Such impacts could violate GDPR (data confidentiality/integrity requirements) and HIPAA (protected health information safeguards), depending on the data processed by the affected Oracle E-Business Suite component.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest Oracle E-Business Suite patches for Applications DBA component versions 12.2.3 to 12.2.15. Restrict user privileges to minimize access for low-privileged attackers. Monitor logs for suspicious activity related to Applications DBA processes.

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