CVE-2026-83268 Privilege escalation in Oracle BI Publisher

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

High-privileged attackers can escalate privileges to fully compromise Oracle BI Publisher via network access, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-83268?

CVE-2026-83268 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle BI Publisher, published on 15 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle BI Publisher product of Oracle Analytics (component: BI Platform Security). Supported versions that are affected are 8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 26.01.0.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle BI Publisher. While the vulnerability is in Oracle BI Publisher, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle BI Publisher. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-83268?

How do I fix CVE-2026-83268?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-83268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-83268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-83268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6gvr-f32j-q7m9.

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