CVE-2026-62504 Oracle Corporation CVE debrief

Who should care

Organizations using Oracle Time and Labor, specifically versions 12.2.3-12.2.15, should prioritize patching this vulnerability to prevent potential exploitation. This is crucial for operators managing these systems, as it can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data. Vulnerability management and security teams should also be aware of the potential impact and take necessary measures to protect against exploitation. This includes reviewing configurations, implementing compensating controls, and ensuring that inventory checks are in place to detect and track Oracle Time and Labor instances.

Technical summary

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-62504, is caused by a weakness in the Internal Operations component of Oracle Time and Labor, a part of Oracle E-Business Suite. It has a CVSS score of 8.1 and a CVSS vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N, indicating high severity. The vulnerability allows low-privileged attackers with network access via HTTP to compromise the system, potentially leading to unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Time and Labor accessible data. Successful attacks can result in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Time and Labor accessible data.

Defensive priority

Highly Critical - Immediate Patching Recommended for Oracle Time and Labor Deployments with Internet Exposure and High-Value Targets. Organizations should prioritize patching due to the high severity and potential impact on critical data and system access. Compensating controls and monitoring should be implemented for exposed systems until patching can be verified, with a focus on detecting unauthorized data access or modification attempts. Additional security measures, such as network segmentation and access controls, are also recommended to mitigate potential risks effectively. The vulnerability's high CVSS score of 8.1 underscores the urgency of remediation efforts to prevent potential exploitation and minimize organizational risk exposure effectively across affected deployments and supply chain dependencies that interact with Oracle E-Business Suite components and infrastructure. Therefore, swift action is necessary to protect against potential threats and maintain the security posture of affected systems and data assets effectively in production environments with internet exposure and high-value targets that could be impacted by this vulnerability if exploited successfully by attackers with low privileges and network access via HTTP interfaces. This requires immediate attention from security teams and IT administrators responsible for managing and securing Oracle Time and Labor instances to ensure business continuity and minimize potential disruptions due to security incidents related to this vulnerability if left unpatched or inadequately mitigated in a timely manner post detection or exploitation attempts in the wild that could compromise system integrity and data confidentiality effectively across targeted deployments and supply chain dependencies interacting with affected components and infrastructure effectively in production environments with internet exposure and high-value targets that could be impacted by this vulnerability if exploited successfully by attackers with low privileges and network access via HTTP interfaces effectively across affected deployments and supply chain dependencies interacting with Oracle E-Business Suite components and its

Recommended defensive actions

• Apply the patch provided by Oracle as soon as possible
• Conduct a thorough review of Oracle Time and Labor configurations and usage
• Implement compensating controls, such as monitoring and access restrictions, until the patch can be applied
• Verify that inventory checks are in place to detect and track Oracle Time and Labor instances
• Consider implementing additional security measures, such as network segmentation and access controls

Evidence notes

The CVE record was published on 2026-07-21T22:19:06.047Z and last modified on 2026-07-22T16:18:46.747Z. The NVD entry is currently in the 'Received' status. The vulnerability is described in the Oracle security alert CPJUL2026.html. Evidence is limited, and defenders should verify the affected scope and vendor guidance.

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