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CVE-2026-60500 Oracle Corporation CVE debrief
CVE-2026-60500 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, affecting versions 8.61-8.63. An unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP can exploit this vulnerability to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools and gain unauthorized read access to a subset of accessible data. The vulnerability is in the Web Server component, and successful attacks can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. Defenders should prioritize verifying exposure, assessing impact, and monitoring for unauthorized access.
- Vendor
- Oracle Corporation
- Product
- PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools
- CVSS
- MEDIUM 5.8
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-10-20
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-10-27
- Advisory published
- 2026-10-20
- Advisory updated
- 2026-10-27
Who should care
Defenders responsible for PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, network administrators, and security teams should assess exposure and prioritize verification and remediation efforts. They should verify exposure of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61-8.63, assess potential impact on connected products, and monitor for unauthorized read access to PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools data.
Why it matters
CVE-2026-60500 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools that allows unauthorized read access to a subset of accessible data. Defenders should prioritize verifying exposure, assessing impact, and monitoring for unauthorized access.
- Verify exposure of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61-8.63
- Assess potential impact on connected products
- Monitor for unauthorized read access to PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools data
- Prioritize patching or updates when available
Technical summary
The vulnerability is in the Web Server component of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, affecting versions 8.61-8.63. Successful attacks can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. The CVSS 3.1 Base Score is 5.8 (Confidentiality impacts). Defenders should prioritize verifying exposure of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61-8.63 and assessing the potential impact on connected products. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools.
Defensive priority
Defenders should prioritize verifying exposure of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61-8.63 and assessing the potential impact on connected products.
Recommended defensive actions
- Verify PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61-8.63 are in use and assess exposure
- Review network access controls to HTTP to prevent unauthorized access
- Monitor for unauthorized read access to PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools data
- Apply vendor patches or updates when available
- Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up
- Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
- Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
Evidence notes
The CVE record and NVD entry provide details on the vulnerability, including its CVSS score of 5.8 and vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N). The vulnerability affects PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61-8.63, and defenders should verify exposure and assess potential impact on connected products. The CVE Program record and NVD detail page offer source-provided CVE metadata and official vulnerability assessment.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-60500 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-60500
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-60500 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60500
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html
[email protected] - Vendor Advisory
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.