CVE-2026-70798 Privilege escalation in Oracle Purchasing

High 7.8 Published 18 Aug 2026 Updated 25 Aug 2026

A low-privileged attacker with local access can escalate privileges to take over the Oracle Purchasing module in Oracle E-Business Suite.

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-2026-70798?

CVE-2026-70798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Purchasing, 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 Purchasing 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 logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Purchasing executes to compromise Oracle Purchasing. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Purchasing. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-70798?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Purchasing.

How do I fix CVE-2026-70798?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-70798 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-70798 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-70798 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ppw9-jh6x-2gm6.