CVE-2026-70798

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Oracle Purchasing Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Publication date: 2026-08-18

Last updated on: 2026-08-27

Assigner: Oracle

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Purchasing 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 logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Purchasing executes to compromise Oracle Purchasing. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Purchasing. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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Meta Information

Published

2026-08-18

Last Modified

2026-08-27

Generated

2026-09-08

AI Q&A

2026-08-19

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-06

NVD

CVE-2026-70798

Affected Vendors & Products

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

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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 Purchasing within Oracle E-Business Suite. It allows a low-privileged attacker with system access to take over the Oracle Purchasing component. The attack requires local access to the infrastructure where Oracle Purchasing runs.

Detection Guidance

Detection requires checking for Oracle Purchasing versions 12.2.3 to 12.2.15. Review Oracle E-Business Suite logs for unusual activity in the Purchasing component. No specific commands are provided in the context.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, an attacker could gain full control over Oracle Purchasing, leading to unauthorized access, data manipulation, or service disruption. This could affect purchasing operations, financial transactions, and sensitive data integrity.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access or modification of sensitive data, violating GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health information privacy) requirements. Compliance failures may result in legal penalties or reputational damage.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply Oracle's official patches or updates for Oracle Purchasing. Restrict user privileges to the minimum required. Monitor for unauthorized access or changes in the Purchasing component.

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