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CVE-2026-61216 Oracle Corporation CVE debrief

A vulnerability was discovered in Oracle Payroll, a component of Oracle E-Business Suite. The vulnerability is easily exploitable, allowing a low-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the system. Successful attacks can result in unauthorized update, insert, or delete access to some Oracle Payroll accessible data, as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Payroll accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Payroll. This vulnerability has a medium severity level with a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 6.3.

Vendor: Oracle Corporation
Product: Oracle Payroll
CVSS: MEDIUM 6.3
CISA KEV: Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published: 2026-07-21
Original CVE updated: 2026-07-22
Advisory published: 2026-07-21
Advisory updated: 2026-07-22

Who should care

Organizations using Oracle E-Business Suite, specifically versions 12.2.3-12.2.15, and Oracle Payroll should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary precautions to mitigate the risk. This includes reviewing and applying patches, restricting network access, and monitoring logs for suspicious activity. Security teams and vulnerability management teams should prioritize patching or mitigating this vulnerability.

Technical summary

The vulnerability in Oracle Payroll has a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 6.3, indicating a medium severity level. The CVSS Vector is (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L). The vulnerability allows low-privileged attackers with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Payroll, potentially leading to unauthorized update, insert, or delete access to some Oracle Payroll accessible data, as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Payroll accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Payroll. Oracle Payroll is a component of Oracle E-Business Suite.

Defensive priority

Medium priority should be given to patching or mitigating this vulnerability, as it can be exploited by low-privileged attackers with network access.

Recommended defensive actions

Apply the Oracle patch for CVE-2026-61216
Restrict network access to Oracle Payroll
Monitor Oracle Payroll logs for suspicious activity
Implement compensating controls to detect and prevent exploitation
Review relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up

Evidence notes

The CVE record was published on 2026-07-21T22:18:53.013Z and last modified on 2026-07-22T19:17:09.000Z. The NVD entry is currently in the 'Received' status. Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3-12.2.15 are affected by this vulnerability. The vulnerability allows low-privileged attackers with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Payroll, potentially leading to unauthorized data access and partial denial of service. Evidence is limited to CVE and NVD details.

Official resources

AI-assisted PatchSiren debrief based on the supplied source corpus. The CVE record was published on 2026-07-21T22:18:53.013Z and has not been modified since then. The NVD entry is currently in the 'Received' status.