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CVE-2026-70920 Oracle Corporation CVE debrief
CVE-2026-70920 is a critical vulnerability in the Security component of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, affecting version 11.2.25.0.000. The vulnerability allows a low-privileged attacker with network access via SQL to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, potentially impacting additional products. Oracle Hyperion Financial Management users and administrators should prioritize patching due to the critical CVSS score of 9.9 and potential for significant impact on additional products. The CVE record was published on 2026-08-18T21:17:49.810Z and has not been modified since then. Users should review and apply the patch as soon as possible, and consider compensating controls if patching is not immediate.
- Vendor
- Oracle Corporation
- Product
- Oracle Hyperion Financial Management
- CVSS
- CRITICAL 9.9
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-08-18
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-08-24
- Advisory published
- 2026-08-18
- Advisory updated
- 2026-08-24
Who should care
Oracle Hyperion Financial Management users and administrators, security teams responsible for patch management, IT personnel overseeing network security, and operators managing affected product deployments should prioritize patching and review compensating controls due to the critical CVSS score of 9.9 and potential for significant impact on additional products. Affected product deployments exist in managed environments and require an owner for follow-up. Review the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance. Plan vendor-supported updates or mitigations through normal change control where exposure is confirmed. 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. Consider compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified. 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. 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. Consider compensating controls if patching is not immediate. Verify and enforce strong passwords and authentication. Monitor for suspicious SQL activity. Review and update network access controls. Apply the patch as soon as possible. Consider compensating controls if patching is not immediate. Verify and enforce strong passwords and authentication. Monitor for suspicious SQL activity. Review and update network access controls. Apply the patch as soon as possible. Consider compensating controls if patching is not immediate. Verify and enforce strong passwords and authentication. Monitor for suspicious SQL activity. Review and update network access controls. Apply the patch as soon as possible. Consider compensating controls if patching is not immediate. Verify and enforce strong passwords and authentication. Monitor for suspicious SQL and
Technical summary
CVE-2026-70920 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, with a CVSS score of 9.9. The vulnerability is in the Security component and affects version 11.2.25.0.000. It allows a low-privileged attacker with network access via SQL to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, potentially impacting additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. The vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Defensive priority
Oracle Hyperion Financial Management users should prioritize patching due to the critical CVSS score of 9.9 and potential for significant impact on additional products.
Recommended defensive actions
- Apply the patch as soon as possible
- Review and update network access controls
- Monitor for suspicious SQL activity
- Verify and enforce strong passwords and authentication
- Consider compensating controls if patching is not immediate
Evidence notes
The CVE-2026-70920 record indicates a critical vulnerability in Oracle Hyperion Financial Management with a CVSS score of 9.9. The supported version affected is 11.2.25.0.000. The vulnerability allows a low-privileged attacker with network access via SQL to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, potentially impacting additional products.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-70920 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-70920
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-70920 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70920
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/cspuaug2026.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.