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Oracle E-Business Suite is widely deployed enterprise ERP; this flaw permits remote low-privilege compromise of HRMS data across many organizations.

ERP

CVE-2026-87159

8.1
High
EPSS n/aSep 17, 2026

Remote privilege escalation in Oracle E-Business Suite HRMS (India) allowing data modification.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-87159 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-87159 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.

How severe is CVE-2026-87159?

CVE-2026-87159 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. 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-2026-87159?

Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-87159, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.

What does CVE-2026-87159 affect?

CVE-2026-87159 affects Oracle E-Business Suite - HRMS (India) 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-2026-87159?

Apply vendor updates/mitigations ASAP; restrict HRMS HTTP access and review logs.

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 - HRMS (India) 12.2.3 - 12.2.15
impact

Remote low-privilege attacker can create, delete or modify HRMS data and access all Oracle HRMS (India) accessible data.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Oracle Corporation Oracle HRMS (India)
  • 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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