Affects widely used Oracle PeopleSoft FIN module; allows takeover of finance system and may disrupt enterprise operations.
CVE-2026-61062
Local privilege escalation in Oracle PeopleSoft FIN Cash Management 9.2 enabling product takeover.
Is CVE-2026-61062 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-61062 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 0.15% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-61062?
CVE-2026-61062 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. 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-2026-61062?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-61062. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-61062 affect?
CVE-2026-61062 affects Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Cash Management 9.2, PeopleSoft 9.2 Cash Management module. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-61062?
Apply vendor patch or mitigations; restrict access, monitor logs, and isolate affected servers.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Local low-privileged user with logon can escalate and fully compromise/takeover PeopleSoft FIN Cash Management, impacting CIA and possibly other products.
Immediate action required
- affected9.2
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.