CVE-2026-83118 Privilege escalation in Applications DBA
A low-privileged attacker with local access can escalate privileges to take over the Oracle E-Business Suite Applications DBA component.
- 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-2026-83118?
CVE-2026-83118 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Applications DBA, published on 15 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in the Applications DBA product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: AD Utilities). 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 Applications DBA executes to compromise Applications DBA. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Applications DBA. 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-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-83118?
How do I fix CVE-2026-83118?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-83118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-83118 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-83118 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8x2-3f57-23qv.