CVE-2026-62449 Privilege escalation in Oracle Work in Process

High 7.0 Published 18 Aug 2026 Updated 24 Aug 2026

A low-privileged attacker with local access can escalate privileges to take over the Oracle Work in Process application.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-62449?

CVE-2026-62449 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Work in Process, published on 18 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Work in Process product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Work in Process executes to compromise Oracle Work in Process. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Work in Process. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-62449?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Work in Process.

How do I fix CVE-2026-62449?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-62449 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-62449 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-62449 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5x94-46mh-xjf4.