Vulnerability in the Oracle Purchasing product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Other issue). (CVE-2026-87163)
A vulnerability exists in the Oracle Purchasing product of Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. This vulnerability allows a low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the Oracle Purchasing component, potentially leading to full takeover. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Oracle has released security patches addressing this and many other vulnerabilities in their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers are strongly advised to apply these patches promptly to mitigate the risk.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-87163 is a vulnerability in the Oracle Purchasing product of Oracle E-Business Suite affecting versions 12.2.3 to 12.2.15. It allows a low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the Oracle Purchasing component. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Oracle has included a fix for this vulnerability in its September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update, which contains 673 security patches across multiple Oracle products. Oracle strongly recommends applying these patches without delay to prevent exploitation.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to a complete takeover of the Oracle Purchasing product, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. This could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized control and potentially disrupt business operations relying on Oracle Purchasing.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released a security patch for this vulnerability as part of the September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers should apply the provided patches promptly to remediate the vulnerability. Oracle strongly recommends remaining on actively supported versions and applying security patches without delay to prevent exploitation.
Vulnerability in the Oracle Purchasing product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Other issue). (CVE-2026-87163)
Description
A vulnerability exists in the Oracle Purchasing product of Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. This vulnerability allows a low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the Oracle Purchasing component, potentially leading to full takeover. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Oracle has released security patches addressing this and many other vulnerabilities in their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers are strongly advised to apply these patches promptly to mitigate the risk.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-87163 is a vulnerability in the Oracle Purchasing product of Oracle E-Business Suite affecting versions 12.2.3 to 12.2.15. It allows a low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the Oracle Purchasing component. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Oracle has included a fix for this vulnerability in its September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update, which contains 673 security patches across multiple Oracle products. Oracle strongly recommends applying these patches without delay to prevent exploitation.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to a complete takeover of the Oracle Purchasing product, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. This could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized control and potentially disrupt business operations relying on Oracle Purchasing.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released a security patch for this vulnerability as part of the September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers should apply the provided patches promptly to remediate the vulnerability. Oracle strongly recommends remaining on actively supported versions and applying security patches without delay to prevent exploitation.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-h465-qj5q-6cjj
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-87163"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaa07da55bf5e2cf5ea2d9e
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 03:07:06 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 03:37:44 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 05:01:23 UTC
Views: 1
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