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CVE-2026-62478 Oracle Corporation CVE debrief
A high-severity vulnerability exists in Oracle Public Sector Financials, an Oracle E-Business Suite product. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 8.8, indicating high severity. It is easily exploitable by a low-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP, potentially leading to a takeover of Oracle Public Sector Financials. Organizations should prioritize patching to prevent potential takeovers.
- Vendor
- Oracle Corporation
- Product
- Oracle Public Sector Financials
- CVSS
- HIGH 8.8
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-07-21
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-08-06
- Advisory published
- 2026-07-21
- Advisory updated
- 2026-08-06
Who should care
Organizations using Oracle Public Sector Financials versions 12.2.3-12.2.15 should prioritize patching this vulnerability to prevent potential takeovers. Security teams and vulnerability management teams should review and apply patches.
Technical summary
The vulnerability is located in the Internal Operations component of Oracle Public Sector Financials, an Oracle E-Business Suite product. It allows an attacker with low privileges and network access via HTTP to compromise the system. Successful attacks can result in confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The vulnerability has a CVSS Vector of (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Oracle Public Sector Financials versions 12.2.3-12.2.15 are affected. Defenders should verify the affected scope and apply patches accordingly. Organizations should prioritize patching to prevent potential takeovers. Security teams and vulnerability management teams should review and apply patches.
Defensive priority
High priority should be given to patching this vulnerability due to its high CVSS score and potential for system compromise.
Recommended defensive actions
- Apply the latest security patches from Oracle
- Review and update network access controls
- Monitor system logs for suspicious activity
- Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
- Check 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 2026-07-21T22:19:04.027Z and last modified on 2026-07-22T17:16:57.790Z. The NVD entry is currently being reviewed. Oracle Public Sector Financials versions 12.2.3-12.2.15 are affected. Defenders should verify the affected scope and apply patches accordingly.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-62478 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62478
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-62478 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62478
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/cpujul2026.html
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.