CVE-2026-87401

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Information Disclosure in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools

Publication date: 2026-10-20

Last updated on: 2026-10-27

Assigner: Oracle

Description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: XML Publisher). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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 read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

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Published

2026-10-20

Last Modified

2026-10-27

Generated

2026-11-10

AI Q&A

2026-10-21

EPSS Evaluated

2026-11-08

NVD

CVE-2026-87401

EUVD

EUVD-2026-106442

Affected Vendors & Products

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

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-200	The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

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Executive Summary

This is a vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61-8.63. It allows a low-privileged attacker with system access to read some restricted data due to improper access controls in the XML Publisher component.

Detection Guidance

Detection requires checking for vulnerable versions of Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools (8.61-8.63). Review installed versions via PeopleSoft application logs or Oracle support tools. No specific commands are provided in the available context.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to access sensitive data within PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, potentially leading to data breaches or unauthorized information disclosure. The impact is limited to confidentiality and requires local system access.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized data access, which may violate GDPR or HIPAA requirements for data protection and access controls. Organizations using affected versions should address it to maintain compliance.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61-8.63 to address the vulnerability. Ensure proper access controls are enforced to limit low-privileged user access to sensitive data.

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