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Affects Oracle E-Business Suite General Ledger (widely used ERP). Remote, low-priv HTTP exploit can takeover financial systems—likely to disrupt enterprise operations.

ERP

CVE-2026-70686

8.8
High
EPSS 0.40%Patch availableAug 19, 2026

Remote low-priv network exploit allows takeover of Oracle General Ledger.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-70686 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-70686 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 0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-70686?

CVE-2026-70686 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-2026-70686?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-70686. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-70686 affect?

CVE-2026-70686 affects Oracle E-Business Suite (General Ledger), Internal Operations component, Versions 12.2.3 - 12.2.15. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-70686?

Apply vendor patch/mitigations when available; restrict HTTP access to GL and enable monitoring/WAF.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Oracle E-Business Suite (General Ledger)Internal Operations componentVersions 12.2.3 - 12.2.15
impact

Remote attacker with low privileges via HTTP can fully compromise Oracle General Ledger (confidentiality, integrity, availability).

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Oracle Corporation Oracle General Ledger
  • 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.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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