CVE-2026-60973: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle E-Business Tax executes to compromise Oracle E-Business Tax. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle E-Business Tax. in Oracle Corporation Oracle E-Business Tax
CVE-2026-60973 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Tax versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. It allows a low privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle E-Business Tax runs to compromise the product, potentially resulting in full takeover. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8. Oracle has published a Critical Patch Update advisory referencing this vulnerability, recommending timely patching.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects Oracle E-Business Tax within Oracle E-Business Suite, specifically versions 12.2.3 to 12.2.15. It permits a low privileged attacker who has logon access to the underlying infrastructure to compromise Oracle E-Business Tax, leading to complete takeover of the product. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory includes this vulnerability among 1449 security patches and strongly recommends applying patches promptly to mitigate risk.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with low privileges and logon access to the infrastructure to fully compromise Oracle E-Business Tax, resulting in complete takeover. This affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the product, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, modification, and service disruption.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released a Critical Patch Update in July 2026 that addresses this vulnerability. Customers are strongly advised to apply the relevant patches from the July 2026 CPU without delay. The vendor advisory does not indicate any temporary mitigations or that no action is required. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. Users should remain on actively supported versions and ensure timely patching to mitigate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-60973: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle E-Business Tax executes to compromise Oracle E-Business Tax. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle E-Business Tax. in Oracle Corporation Oracle E-Business Tax
Description
CVE-2026-60973 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Tax versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. It allows a low privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle E-Business Tax runs to compromise the product, potentially resulting in full takeover. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8. Oracle has published a Critical Patch Update advisory referencing this vulnerability, recommending timely patching.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects Oracle E-Business Tax within Oracle E-Business Suite, specifically versions 12.2.3 to 12.2.15. It permits a low privileged attacker who has logon access to the underlying infrastructure to compromise Oracle E-Business Tax, leading to complete takeover of the product. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory includes this vulnerability among 1449 security patches and strongly recommends applying patches promptly to mitigate risk.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with low privileges and logon access to the infrastructure to fully compromise Oracle E-Business Tax, resulting in complete takeover. This affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the product, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, modification, and service disruption.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released a Critical Patch Update in July 2026 that addresses this vulnerability. Customers are strongly advised to apply the relevant patches from the July 2026 CPU without delay. The vendor advisory does not indicate any temporary mitigations or that no action is required. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. Users should remain on actively supported versions and ensure timely patching to mitigate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- oracle
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-08T15:51:55.605Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html","vendor":"Oracle"}]
Threat ID: 6a5fee1f9c2644c7f8d5cb54
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 22:09:35 UTC
Last enriched: 07/22/2026, 02:37:33 UTC
Last updated: 07/22/2026, 02:37:33 UTC
Views: 3
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