CVE-2026-71101 Privilege escalation in Oracle HRMS (US)

High 7.8 Published 18 Aug 2026 Updated 19 Aug 2026

A low-privileged attacker with local access can escalate privileges to take over the Oracle HRMS (US) 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-2026-71101?

CVE-2026-71101 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle HRMS (US), 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 HRMS (US) product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: US Payroll Tax Issues). 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 HRMS (US) executes to compromise Oracle HRMS (US). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle HRMS (US). 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-2026-71101?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Human Resources Management System.

How do I fix CVE-2026-71101?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-71101 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-71101 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r7w2-953q-ffc9.