Privilege escalation in Oracle Human Resources Management System
CVE-2026-62456
Vulnerability in the Oracle HRMS (UK) product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Oracle HRMS (UK). While the vulnerability is in Oracle HRMS (UK), attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle HRMS (UK) accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle HRMS (UK) accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.003 (21.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Oracle Human_resources_management_system
- Oracle Corporation Hrms (Uk) — versions 12.2.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-62456?
- CVE-2026-62456 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Human Resources Management System, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-07-21.
- How severe is CVE-2026-62456?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.