Privilege escalation in Oracle Human Resources Management System
CVE-2026-62561
Vulnerability in the Oracle HRMS (US) product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle HRMS (US) executes to compromise Oracle HRMS (US). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle HRMS (US). CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (4.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Human Resources Management System
- Oracle Corporation Hrms (Us) — versions 12.2.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-62561?
- CVE-2026-62561 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Human Resources Management System, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-21.
- How severe is CVE-2026-62561?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.