CVE-2026-87161 Missing authorization in Oracle HRMS (India)
Low-privileged attackers can access and modify HRMS data via HTTP due to missing authorization checks in Oracle E-Business Suite.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-87161?
CVE-2026-87161 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle HRMS (India), published on 15 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in the Oracle HRMS (India) 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 HRMS (India). While the vulnerability is in Oracle HRMS (India), 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 HRMS (India) accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle HRMS (India) accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-87161?
How do I fix CVE-2026-87161?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-87161 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-87161 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-87161 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5676-vmff-cgcw.