Oracle Business Process Management Suite can be fully taken over over the network
A weakness in Oracle's workflow software lets someone with a basic login reach it over the network and take control of it. Because it can spread to other systems, the damage could go well beyond this one product.
| Severity | CriticalCVSS 9.9 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
- 1Low-privilege attackerHolds any basic valid account
- 2SOAP requestSent over the network to Human Workflow
- 3Workflow compromisedFlaw allows control of the product
- 4Connected systems hitScope change lets attack spread
- ResultAttacker takes over the suite
What happened
A flaw in the Human Workflow component of Oracle Business Process Management Suite (Oracle Fusion Middleware) can be exploited by a low-privileged attacker via SOAP over the network, leading to full takeover of the product, with scope change to other products.
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 the network via SOAP.
Oracle Business Process Management Suite 12.2.1.4.0; 14.1.2.0.0 (Human Workflow component)
What to do
- Check whether Oracle Business Process Management Suite 12.2.1.4.0 or 14.1.2.0.0 is in use, especially with Human Workflow exposed
- Restrict network access to the Human Workflow SOAP endpoints to trusted hosts only
- Apply the security update from Oracle's Critical Patch Update or security advisory as soon as it is available
- Review accounts with low-privilege access and remove any that are unnecessary
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-2026-91222 · GHSA-533p-f5rf-xrvm
- CVSS
- 9.9 / 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