# CVE-2026-70945: Missing authorization in Oracle Payroll

> Low-privileged attackers can access critical payroll data via HTTP due to missing authorization checks in Oracle Payroll.

- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 20 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7jcm-pjr8-574r

## What is CVE-2026-70945?

CVE-2026-70945 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Payroll, published on 18 Aug 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.  While the vulnerability is in Oracle Payroll, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change).  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in  unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Payroll accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.7 (Confidentiality impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-70945?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Payroll.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-70945?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-70945 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-70945 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-70945 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Payroll

- [CVE-2026-70941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70941/): Privilege escalation in Oracle Payroll (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-60890](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60890/): Auth bypass in Oracle Payroll (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-60897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60897/): Auth bypass in Oracle Payroll (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-62464](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-62464/): Auth bypass in Oracle Payroll (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-60750](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60750/): Missing authorization in Oracle Payroll (high 7.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-70945 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-70945 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Payroll, published on 18 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-70945 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Payroll. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70945/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70945/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-70945
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70945
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70945

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