Oracle Business Process Management Suite can be taken over over the network without login
Attackers can reach the Human Workflow part of Oracle's Business Process Management Suite over the web and take full control of it, without needing a username or password. This is one of the most serious kinds of flaw.
| Severity | CriticalCVSS 9.8 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
- 1Remote attackerNo login or account needed
- 2HTTP requestSent over the network to the product
- 3Human Workflow flawFlaw lets the request bypass protections
- 4Server compromisedAttacker gains control of the product
- ResultAttacker takes over the BPM Suite
What happened
A flaw in the Human Workflow component of Oracle Business Process Management Suite (Oracle Fusion Middleware) allows unauthenticated attackers with HTTP network access to compromise the product, with full confidentiality, integrity and availability impact.
Are you affected?
You are affected if you run Oracle Business Process Management Suite 12.2.1.4.0 or 14.1.2.0.0 with the Human Workflow component reachable over HTTP.
Oracle Business Process Management Suite 12.2.1.4.0; Oracle Business Process Management Suite 14.1.2.0.0 (component: Human Workflow)
What to do
- Check whether your Oracle Business Process Management Suite runs version 12.2.1.4.0 or 14.1.2.0.0
- Restrict network access to the Human Workflow HTTP endpoints to trusted users and systems until a fix is applied
- Install the security update from Oracle's Critical Patch Update or the official advisory as soon as it is available
Timeline
- 20 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTCPublicly disclosed
- 20 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTCReported by NVD · NVD
- 25 Oct 2026, 18:35 UTCGitHub Advisory reported on it · GitHub Advisory
Sources 2 reports, oldest first
Official vendor, government CERT or advisory database
- NVD20 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTC
- Vulnerability in the Oracle Business Process Management Suite product of Oracle Fusion Middleware...GitHub Advisory · 21 Oct 2026, 00:33 UTC
Technical details
- ID
- CVE-2026-91220 · GHSA-5cqg-m39q-mw7f
- CVSS
- 9.8 / 10
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation within 30 days
- Disclosed
- 20 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTC
- On Zero Radar
- before the radar started
- Last change
- 25 Oct 2026, 18:35 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