CVE-2026-60897 Auth bypass in Oracle Payroll

High 8.8 Published 21 Jul 2026 Updated 24 Jul 2026

A low-privileged attacker can bypass authentication to take over Oracle Payroll via HTTP, leading to full system compromise.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-60897?

CVE-2026-60897 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Oracle Payroll, published on 21 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Payroll product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Payroll. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Payroll. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-287, CWE-284, CWE-306, CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-60897?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Payroll.

How do I fix CVE-2026-60897?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-60897 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2026-60897 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-60897 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5q4q-8q5g-cgx2.