Oracle E-Business Suite flaw lets remote attackers take over a core component
Oracle's business software has a flaw that lets someone on the internet take control of part of it without logging in. Attackers have started scanning for systems that have not yet been updated.
| Severity | CriticalCVSS 9.8 of 10 |
|---|---|
| Being exploited? | ReportedBy BleepingComputer, not officially confirmed yet |
| Fix available? | YesPatched by Oracle in its October 2026 Critical Patch Update; the specific patched versions are not stated in the provided material. · since 28 Oct 2026 |
| How sure is this? | Official, 5 sourcesBacked by an official source |
How the attack works simplified
- 1Attacker scansProbes internet for unpatched Oracle EBS servers
- 2Crafted HTTP requestUnauthenticated request carries malicious SQL
- 3SQL injectionFlawed input reaches the database query
- 4Code executionAttacker runs commands on the server
- ResultAttacker takes over the Oracle EBS component
What happened
A critical unauthenticated SQL injection flaw in the Core component of Oracle Application Object Library (part of Oracle E-Business Suite) can be exploited over HTTP for remote code execution.
Are you affected?
You are affected if you run Oracle E-Business Suite with Application Object Library in supported versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 and have not applied the October 2026 Critical Patch Update.
Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Application Object Library (Core component), supported versions 12.2.3-12.2.15
What to do
- Apply Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update to all Oracle E-Business Suite environments immediately
- Check whether Oracle E-Business Suite servers are reachable from the internet and restrict access where possible
- Review web server and application logs for unusual SQL-like requests to Oracle EBS endpoints
Timeline
- 20 Oct 2026, 22:18 UTCPublicly disclosed
- 20 Oct 2026, 22:18 UTCReported by NVD · NVD
- 25 Oct 2026, 15:24 UTCGitHub Advisory reported on it · GitHub Advisory
- 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTCSecurityWeek reported on it · SecurityWeek
- 28 Oct 2026, 12:21 UTCBleepingComputer reported on it · BleepingComputer
- 28 Oct 2026, 12:21 UTCReported by BleepingComputer
- 28 Oct 2026, 14:01 UTCThe Hacker News reported on it · The Hacker News
- 28 Oct 2026, 14:01 UTCFix: Patched by Oracle in its October 2026 Critical Patch Update; the specific patched versions are not stated in the provided material.
Sources 5 reports, oldest first
Official vendor, government CERT or advisory database
- NVD20 Oct 2026, 22:18 UTC
- Vulnerability in the Oracle Application Object Library product of Oracle E-Business Suite ...GitHub Advisory · 21 Oct 2026, 00:32 UTC
Security press established security newsrooms
- Hackers Start Probing Fresh Oracle EBS VulnerabilitySecurityWeek · 28 Oct 2026, 09:14 UTC
- Hackers now scanning systems for recently-patched Oracle flawBleepingComputer · 28 Oct 2026, 12:19 UTC
- Hackers Target Critical Oracle E-Business Suite RCE Flaw Days After Security PatchThe Hacker News · 28 Oct 2026, 12:48 UTC
Technical details
- ID
- CVE-2026-101767 · GHSA-mcj5-4fqr-g22c
- CVSS
- 9.8 / 10
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation within 30 days
- Disclosed
- 20 Oct 2026, 22:18 UTC
- On Zero Radar
- before the radar started
- Last change
- 28 Oct 2026, 14:01 UTC
The plain-language parts and the attack diagram were written by an AI model (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5) from the sources above. Facts like versions, exploitation and dates come from the sources themselves. How Zero Radar works