Vulnerability in Oracle Human Resources Management System

CVE-2026-70690

Vulnerability in the Oracle HRMS (US) product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: US Payroll - General). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle HRMS (US). While the vulnerability is in Oracle HRMS (US), attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle HRMS (US). CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (29.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-70690: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-70690?
CVE-2026-70690 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Human Resources Management System, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2026-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-70690?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.