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CVE-2026-73955: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to a

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-73955cvecve-2026-73955
Published: 09/15/2026 (09/15/2026, 20:02:44 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Oracle Corporation
Product: PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools

Description

CVE-2026-73955 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools (component: Charting) versions 8.61 through 8.63. It allows a low-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the system, requiring user interaction from someone other than the attacker. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data or full access to all accessible PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.3, indicating significant confidentiality and integrity impacts.

CVSS v3.1

Score 7.3high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected software

Oracle Corporation

PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools

Affected versions
>=8.61 <=8.63

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/15/2026, 22:32:11 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability affects Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61 to 8.63 in the Charting component. It is exploitable remotely over HTTP by an attacker with low privileges, but requires user interaction from a third party. Exploitation can result in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data or full access to all data accessible through PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality and integrity impact without availability impact. Oracle has included this vulnerability in its September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update, which contains numerous security patches across many products. The advisory strongly recommends applying patches promptly to mitigate this and other vulnerabilities.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data within PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, or unauthorized access to all accessible data in the product. This compromises confidentiality and integrity of sensitive information. The vulnerability does not impact availability. The attack requires user interaction by a person other than the attacker, and the attacker must have network access and low privileges.

Mitigation Recommendations

Oracle has released security patches addressing this vulnerability as part of the September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers are strongly advised to apply the relevant patches for PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61 through 8.63 without delay. No indication was given that the vulnerability is mitigated by default or that no action is required. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. Organizations should follow Oracle's official patch installation instructions to remediate this vulnerability.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
oracle
Date Reserved
2026-08-13T18:41:45.893Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html","vendor":"Oracle"}]

Threat ID: 6aa9a80055bf5e2cf5537c15

Added to database: 09/15/2026, 20:18:08 UTC

Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 22:32:11 UTC

Last updated: 09/16/2026, 00:26:27 UTC

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