Oracle PeopleSoft is widely used enterprise ERP/HCM; a network-exploitable full takeover of payroll can disrupt organizations and make broad cybersecurity news.
CVE-2026-61235
Remote takeover in Oracle PeopleSoft HCM Global Payroll Switzerland 9.2
Is CVE-2026-61235 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-61235 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 0.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-61235?
CVE-2026-61235 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.1. 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-2026-61235?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-61235. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-61235 affect?
CVE-2026-61235 affects Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM - Global Payroll for Switzerland 9.2, PeopleSoft 9.2 instances running Global Payroll (Switzerland). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-61235?
Apply vendor patch/mitigations when available; restrict HTTP access, enable WAF and monitoring
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
High-privileged attacker with HTTP access can fully compromise PeopleSoft Global Payroll (confidentiality, integrity, availability).
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.