Affects Oracle E-Business Suite (widely used enterprise ERP); high-severity takeover risk across EBS modules warrants broad IT/infra attention.
CVE-2026-70802
Privileged remote takeover of Oracle EBS Public Sector HR (12.2.3–12.2.15).
Is CVE-2026-70802 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-70802 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-2026-70802?
CVE-2026-70802 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-2026-70802?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-70802. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-70802 affect?
CVE-2026-70802 affects Oracle E-Business Suite - Public Sector Human Resources 12.2.3–12.2.15, Other Oracle EBS modules (possible scope change). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-70802?
Restrict HTTP access to EBS, isolate instances, review privileged accounts, apply vendor patch when available.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
High-privileged attacker via HTTP can take over Oracle Public Sector HR, causing full C/I/A compromise and potential spread to other EBS components.
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.