CVE-2026-87348
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PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Privilege Escalation

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-87348, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-10-20

Last updated on: 2026-10-28

Assigner: Oracle

Description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Updates Environment Mgmt). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools executes to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).

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Published
2026-10-20
Last Modified
2026-10-28
Generated
2026-11-10
AI Q&A
2026-10-21
EPSS Evaluated
2026-11-08
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EUVD

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Vendor Product Version / Range
oracle peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools From 8.61 (inc) to 8.63 (inc)

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-200 The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CWE-552 The product makes files or directories accessible to unauthorized actors, even though they should not be.

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Executive Summary

This is a vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61-8.63. It allows a highly privileged attacker with local access to compromise the system. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion, as well as partial denial of service.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability requires high privileged access to the infrastructure where PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools executes. Detection may involve monitoring for unauthorized data access or modifications in PeopleSoft logs and database activity. Check for unusual updates, inserts, or deletes in PeopleSoft accessible data and partial denial of service events.

Impact Analysis

If you use PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61-8.63, an attacker with high privileges and local access could steal, alter, or delete sensitive data. It may also disrupt system operations, causing partial outages.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized data access or modification, violating GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health data privacy) requirements. Compliance may be compromised if sensitive data is exposed or altered.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools patches or updates provided by Oracle to address the vulnerability in the Updates Environment Mgmt component.

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