Privilege escalation in Oracle Purchasing

CVE-2026-87163

Vulnerability in the Oracle Purchasing product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Other issue). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Purchasing. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Purchasing. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (37.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.5% 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-2026-87163: 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-2026-87163?
CVE-2026-87163 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Purchasing, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-87163?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.