CVE-2026-46826
Oracle Payroll Remote Code Execution
Publication date: 2026-05-28
Last updated on: 2026-05-29
Assigner: Oracle
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| oracle | payroll | From 12.2.3 (inc) to 12.2.15 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-306 | The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. |
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AI Powered Q&A
How does this vulnerability affect compliance with common standards and regulations (like GDPR, HIPAA)?:
This vulnerability allows a low privileged attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Oracle Payroll, potentially resulting in a complete takeover of the system. Given the high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CVSS score 8.8), successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive payroll data.
Such unauthorized access and potential data compromise could negatively affect compliance with common standards and regulations like GDPR and HIPAA, which require protection of personal and sensitive information. Organizations using affected versions of Oracle Payroll may face increased risk of data breaches and regulatory non-compliance if this vulnerability is exploited.
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in the Oracle Payroll product of the Oracle E-Business Suite, specifically in the Internal Operations component. It affects supported versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. The vulnerability is easily exploitable by a low privileged attacker who has network access via HTTPS. Exploiting this vulnerability allows the attacker to compromise Oracle Payroll.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in a complete takeover of the Oracle Payroll system. The impact includes high severity effects on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system, meaning sensitive payroll data could be exposed, altered, or destroyed, and the system could be disrupted.