Privilege escalation in Oracle Peoplesoft In-Memory Project Discovery

CVE-2026-61209

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft In-Memory Project Discovery product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Project Discovery). The supported version that is affected is 9.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft In-Memory Project Discovery. While the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft In-Memory Project Discovery, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of PeopleSoft In-Memory Project Discovery. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.9 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.004 (36.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-61209?
CVE-2026-61209 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oracle Peoplesoft In-Memory Project Discovery, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2026-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-61209?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.