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CVE-2026-60873: Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools executes to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthor

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-60873cvecve-2026-60873
Published: 08/18/2026 (08/18/2026, 20:59:16 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Oracle Corporation
Product: PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools

Description

CVE-2026-60873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Data Mover component affecting versions 8.61 through 8.63. It requires a high-privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure and human interaction by another user to exploit. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data, unauthorized access to all accessible data, and partial denial of service of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 with high confidentiality and integrity impact and low availability impact.

CVSS v3.1

Score 7.2high

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Affected software

Oracle Corporation

PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools

Affected versions
>=8.61 <=8.63

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/11/2026, 20:02:17 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Data Mover allows a high-privileged attacker with infrastructure logon to compromise the product. Exploitation requires user interaction from a person other than the attacker and can affect additional products beyond PeopleTools. The impact includes unauthorized data manipulation and access, as well as partial denial of service. The CVSS vector indicates local attack vector, high attack complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, scope change, and high confidentiality and integrity impact with low availability impact. Affected versions are 8.61 through 8.63 inclusive.

Potential Impact

Exploitation can result in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data and unauthorized access to all data accessible by PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. It can also cause a partial denial of service of the PeopleTools environment. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability with the highest impact on confidentiality and integrity.

Mitigation Recommendations

Oracle has released this vulnerability as part of its August 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers are strongly advised to apply the relevant security patches promptly. The vendor advisory emphasizes the importance of applying available patches without delay to prevent exploitation. No specific workaround or temporary fix is mentioned; patching is the recommended remediation.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
oracle
Date Reserved
2026-07-08T15:51:55.598Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html","vendor":"Oracle"}]

Threat ID: 6a84c9b8c6e8be0332bf0abe

Added to database: 08/18/2026, 21:08:08 UTC

Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 20:02:17 UTC

Last updated: 10/02/2026, 14:46:09 UTC

Views: 50

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