CVE-2026-70840: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Hyperion Financial Management executes to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Hy
CVE-2026-70840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Hyperion Financial Management version 11.2.25.0.000. It allows a low privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure where the product runs to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of all accessible data within Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. The vulnerability also has a scope change effect, potentially impacting additional Oracle products.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (component: Security) in version 11.2.25.0.000. It is easily exploitable by an attacker with low privileges who has logon access to the infrastructure hosting the product. Exploitation can result in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data, with a scope change that may affect other Oracle products. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.4, reflecting high confidentiality and integrity impacts without availability impact. The attack vector is local (AV:L), with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring low privileges (PR:L) and no user interaction (UI:N). The vulnerability is classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data within Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, compromising confidentiality and integrity of all accessible data. The vulnerability's scope change means additional Oracle products may also be significantly impacted. There is no impact on availability. The attack requires local access with low privileges but no user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released this vulnerability as part of its August 2026 Critical Security Patch Update (CSPU). Customers are strongly advised to apply the available security patches promptly to remediate this vulnerability. Oracle recommends remaining on actively supported versions and applying patches without delay. Refer to the official Oracle advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html for detailed patch availability and installation instructions.
CVE-2026-70840: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Hyperion Financial Management executes to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Hy
Description
CVE-2026-70840 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Hyperion Financial Management version 11.2.25.0.000. It allows a low privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure where the product runs to compromise Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data, impacting the confidentiality and integrity of all accessible data within Oracle Hyperion Financial Management. The vulnerability also has a scope change effect, potentially impacting additional Oracle products.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.4high
Affected software
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Hyperion Financial Management
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (component: Security) in version 11.2.25.0.000. It is easily exploitable by an attacker with low privileges who has logon access to the infrastructure hosting the product. Exploitation can result in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data, with a scope change that may affect other Oracle products. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.4, reflecting high confidentiality and integrity impacts without availability impact. The attack vector is local (AV:L), with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring low privileges (PR:L) and no user interaction (UI:N). The vulnerability is classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data within Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, compromising confidentiality and integrity of all accessible data. The vulnerability's scope change means additional Oracle products may also be significantly impacted. There is no impact on availability. The attack requires local access with low privileges but no user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released this vulnerability as part of its August 2026 Critical Security Patch Update (CSPU). Customers are strongly advised to apply the available security patches promptly to remediate this vulnerability. Oracle recommends remaining on actively supported versions and applying patches without delay. Refer to the official Oracle advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html for detailed patch availability and installation instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- oracle
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-04T22:06:34.600Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html","vendor":"Oracle"}]
Threat ID: 6a84ca11c6e8be0332c0b054
Added to database: 08/18/2026, 21:09:37 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 15:03:55 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 02:46:06 UTC
Views: 26
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