CVE-2026-21979 Information disclosure in Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service

Medium 4.2 Published 20 Jan 2026 Updated 21 Jan 2026

High-privileged attackers can access critical data in Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service via the EPM Agent, requiring user interaction.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-21979?

CVE-2026-21979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service, published on 20 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service product of Oracle Hyperion (component: EPM Agent). The supported version that is affected is 25.04.07. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service executes to compromise Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service accessible data. Note: Update EPM Agent. Please refer to <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/cloud/saas/enterprise-performance-management-common/diepm/epm_agent_downloading_agent_110x80569d70.html">Downloading the EPM Agent for more information. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.2 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-21979?

How do I fix CVE-2026-21979?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-21979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-21979 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-21979 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6q75-gvq2-f88f.