Affects Oracle E-Business Suite (widely deployed ERP); allows low-privileged remote compromise of Universal Work Queue data with enterprise impact.
CVE-2026-60997
Remote privilege escalation in Oracle EBS Universal Work Queue enabling data compromise.
Is CVE-2026-60997 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-60997 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-60997?
CVE-2026-60997 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-60997?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-60997. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-60997 affect?
CVE-2026-60997 affects Oracle E-Business Suite Universal Work Queue 12.2.3-12.2.15, Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) 12.2.x. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-60997?
Apply vendor patch when released; restrict network access and monitor logs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Low-privileged attacker via HTTP can create, modify, delete, or fully access Universal Work Queue data.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 12.2.3 and <= 12.2.15
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.