Affects Oracle E-Business Suite (widely deployed ERP). CVSS 8.0 and allows takeover of HRMS with potential to impact other EBS modules.
CVE-2026-70690
Oracle EBS HRMS privilege-escalation can lead to full HRMS takeover (v12.2.3–12.2.15)
Is CVE-2026-70690 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-70690 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 0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-70690?
CVE-2026-70690 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.0. 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-2026-70690?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-70690. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-70690 affect?
CVE-2026-70690 affects Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) HRMS (US) - US Payroll component v12.2.3–12.2.15, Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.x (may affect additional modules). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-70690?
Apply Oracle patch/CPU ASAP; restrict HTTP/network access to HRMS until patched.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
High-privileged attacker via HTTP can fully compromise HRMS: data theft, tampering, service disruption; may affect other EBS modules.
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.