CVE-2026-62478

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Oracle Public Sector Financials Authentication Bypass

Publication date: 2026-07-21

Last updated on: 2026-08-06

Assigner: Oracle

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Public Sector Financials product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Public Sector Financials. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Public Sector Financials. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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Meta Information

Published

2026-07-21

Last Modified

2026-08-06

Generated

2026-08-11

AI Q&A

2026-07-22

EPSS Evaluated

2026-08-09

NVD

CVE-2026-62478

EUVD

EUVD-2026-47512

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
oracle	public_sector_financials	From 12.2.3 (inc) to 12.2.15 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-269	The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
CWE-284	The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CWE-287	When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
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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Executive Summary

This is a vulnerability in Oracle Public Sector Financials within Oracle E-Business Suite. It affects versions 12.2.3 to 12.2.15 and allows a low-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to take over the system. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability affects Oracle Public Sector Financials within Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 to 12.2.15. Detection requires checking for unpatched versions of this component. Oracle recommends applying the latest security patches and reviewing access logs for suspicious HTTP requests targeting the vulnerable component.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to gain full control over Oracle Public Sector Financials, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data theft, or system disruption. This could affect financial operations, sensitive data handling, and overall system integrity.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to breaches of sensitive financial or personal data, violating GDPR, HIPAA, or other regulations. Non-compliance may result in legal penalties, reputational damage, and loss of trust due to unauthorized access or data exposure.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest Oracle E-Business Suite patches for versions 12.2.3-12.2.15. Restrict network access to HTTP interfaces. Monitor for unusual activity in Oracle Public Sector Financials components.

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