Oracle E-Business Suite Workflow mailer flaw lets outsiders take over the system
Attackers on the internet can send specially crafted web requests and take control of the Workflow notification feature, with no login needed. From there they may reach other connected business software.
| Severity | CriticalCVSS 10 of 10 |
|---|---|
| Being exploited? | UnclearNo reports either way yet |
| Fix available? | UnclearNo fixed version published in the sources yet |
| How sure is this? | Official, 2 sourcesBacked by an official source |
How the attack works simplified
- 1Outside attackerNo login or account needed
- 2HTTP requestCrafted request sent to the app
- 3Workflow mailerFlaw in notification component
- 4Workflow takeoverAttacker gains control of Workflow
- 5Connected appsScope change reaches other products
- ResultAttacker takes over Workflow and beyond
What happened
An unauthenticated network flaw in the Workflow Notification Mailer component of Oracle E-Business Suite allows full compromise of Workflow; the scope change means impact can extend to other products.
Are you affected?
You are affected if you run Oracle E-Business Suite Workflow versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 with the Workflow Notification Mailer reachable over HTTP.
Oracle E-Business Suite Workflow (Workflow Notification Mailer), supported versions 12.2.3-12.2.15
What to do
- Check whether your Oracle E-Business Suite Workflow version falls within 12.2.3-12.2.15
- Restrict network access to the Workflow Notification Mailer until a fix is applied
- Install the official Oracle security patch for this issue as soon as it is available
- Review logs for unusual unauthenticated HTTP requests to Workflow
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
Sources 2 reports, oldest first
Official vendor, government CERT or advisory database
- NVD20 Oct 2026, 22:18 UTC
- Vulnerability in the Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Workflow...GitHub Advisory · 21 Oct 2026, 00:32 UTC
Technical details
- ID
- CVE-2026-101809 · GHSA-9vph-6jpf-mwc6
- CVSS
- 10 / 10
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation within 30 days
- Disclosed
- 20 Oct 2026, 22:18 UTC
- On Zero Radar
- before the radar started
- Last change
- 25 Oct 2026, 15:24 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