Affects Oracle E-Business Suite (widely used ERP); allows takeover of a core contract module with enterprise impact.
CVE-2026-87162
Remote takeover vuln in Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management (EBS) 12.2.13-12.2.15
Is CVE-2026-87162 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-87162 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-2026-87162?
CVE-2026-87162 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-2026-87162?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-87162. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-87162 affect?
CVE-2026-87162 affects Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management for Public Sector, Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.13-12.2.15, Award/PO component. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-87162?
Apply Oracle security patch immediately; restrict HTTP access and monitor logs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote privilege escalation via HTTP enabling full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) of the CLM module.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 12.2.13 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.