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CVE-2026-87295 Oracle Corporation CVE debrief
A vulnerability in Oracle HRMS (India) allows low-privileged attackers with logon access to compromise the system, potentially impacting additional products and allowing unauthorized access to critical data. The vulnerability is easily exploitable and affects Oracle HRMS (India) versions 12.2.3-12.2.15. Successful attacks can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle HRMS (India) accessible data. Defenders should prioritize verifying exposure, assessing scope changes, and applying Oracle's security patches.
- Vendor
- Oracle Corporation
- Product
- Oracle HRMS (India)
- CVSS
- MEDIUM 6.5
- 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 Oracle HRMS (India) deployments, especially those with low-privileged user access, should assess potential exposure and impact. IT teams managing Oracle E-Business Suite and related products should also evaluate the vulnerability and apply necessary patches.
Why it matters
The vulnerability in Oracle HRMS (India) allows low-privileged attackers to compromise the system and access critical data, potentially impacting additional products. Defenders should prioritize verifying exposure, assessing scope changes, and applying Oracle's security patches.
- Potential unauthorized access to critical data
- Possible complete access to all Oracle HRMS (India) accessible data
- Scope change impacting additional products
- Verification of Oracle HRMS (India) deployments for exposure
Technical summary
The vulnerability in Oracle HRMS (India) is easily exploitable and allows low-privileged attackers with logon access to compromise the system. Successful attacks can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle HRMS (India) accessible data. The CVSS 3.1 Base Score is 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). The vulnerability affects Oracle HRMS (India) versions 12.2.3-12.2.15 and has a CVSS Vector of (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N). Defenders should prioritize verifying exposure in Oracle HRMS (India) deployments, especially for low-privileged users, and assess potential scope changes to other products.
Defensive priority
Defenders should prioritize verifying exposure in Oracle HRMS (India) deployments, especially for low-privileged users, and assess potential scope changes to other products.
Recommended defensive actions
- Verify Oracle HRMS (India) deployments for potential exposure, especially for low-privileged users.
- Assess the scope of potential impact to other products in the infrastructure.
- Review and apply Oracle's security patches for this vulnerability.
- Monitor system logs for suspicious activity related to Oracle HRMS (India).
- 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.
Evidence notes
The CVE record and NVD entry provide details on the vulnerability in Oracle HRMS (India), its potential impact, and CVSS score. Oracle's security alert documentation is also available. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts) and a CVSS Vector of (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N). The CVE record was published on 2026-10-20T22:20:06.510Z and has not been modified since then. Defenders should verify Oracle HRMS (India) deployments for exposure, especially for low-privileged users, and ass
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-87295 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-87295
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-87295 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87295
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
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.