CVE-2026-60789 Overview
CVE-2026-60789 affects the Oracle Sales Offline product within Oracle E-Business Suite, specifically the Internal Operations component. The flaw allows a low-privileged attacker with network access over HTTP to fully compromise Oracle Sales Offline. Oracle disclosed the issue in the Oracle Security Alert July 2026 advisory. Supported versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 are affected. Successful exploitation results in complete takeover of the Oracle Sales Offline application, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Critical Impact
Authenticated remote attackers can take over Oracle Sales Offline via HTTP, gaining full control of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Affected Products
- Oracle E-Business Suite - Oracle Sales Offline 12.2.3
- Oracle E-Business Suite - Oracle Sales Offline 12.2.4 through 12.2.14
- Oracle E-Business Suite - Oracle Sales Offline 12.2.15
Discovery Timeline
- 2026-07-21 - CVE-2026-60789 published to NVD
- 2026-07-21 - Last updated in NVD database
- July 2026 - Oracle publishes Security Alert addressing the vulnerability
Technical Details for CVE-2026-60789
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-60789 resides in the Internal Operations component of Oracle Sales Offline, a module within Oracle E-Business Suite. Oracle classifies the flaw as easily exploitable, meaning an attacker does not need elevated privileges or complex conditions to succeed. The attacker requires only network reachability to the affected HTTP endpoint and low-level authenticated access.
Successful exploitation grants the attacker full takeover of the Oracle Sales Offline application. This includes read and modification access to sales data, business logic manipulation, and disruption of service availability. Oracle E-Business Suite deployments frequently host sensitive customer, financial, and operational data, which raises the exposure profile for affected organizations.
Oracle has not published low-level technical details. The Oracle Security Alert July 2026 provides the authoritative advisory. The EPSS score of 0.479% suggests limited near-term exploitation likelihood, but the ease of exploitation warrants prompt remediation.
Root Cause
Oracle has not publicly disclosed the underlying weakness class. Based on the attack profile of a low-privileged HTTP-authenticated attacker achieving full application takeover, the flaw is consistent with input validation or access control failures within an authenticated endpoint of the Internal Operations component.
Attack Vector
The attack originates over the network via HTTP. The attacker must hold valid low-privilege credentials to Oracle Sales Offline. Once authenticated, the attacker sends crafted requests to the Internal Operations endpoint to compromise the application. No user interaction is required, and the scope remains unchanged.
No public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. Refer to the Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory for authoritative remediation guidance.
Detection Methods for CVE-2026-60789
Indicators of Compromise
- Unexpected authenticated HTTP requests targeting Internal Operations endpoints of Oracle Sales Offline
- Creation or modification of Oracle Sales Offline application objects by low-privileged accounts
- Anomalous outbound traffic from Oracle E-Business Suite application tier servers
- New or unexpected administrative sessions within Oracle Sales Offline audit logs
Detection Strategies
- Monitor Oracle E-Business Suite application server access logs for anomalous request patterns against Sales Offline URLs
- Correlate low-privilege user activity with privileged operations inside Oracle Sales Offline
- Alert on repeated 4xx/5xx responses that may indicate exploitation attempts against the Internal Operations component
Monitoring Recommendations
- Enable Oracle E-Business Suite auditing for Sales Offline and forward logs to a centralized SIEM
- Baseline normal HTTP traffic volumes to Oracle E-Business Suite and alert on deviations
- Track privilege changes and account provisioning activity on the Oracle E-Business Suite application tier
How to Mitigate CVE-2026-60789
Immediate Actions Required
- Apply the July 2026 Oracle Critical Patch Update for Oracle E-Business Suite Sales Offline versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15
- Restrict network access to Oracle E-Business Suite HTTP endpoints to authorized users and networks
- Audit and reduce the number of low-privilege accounts with access to Oracle Sales Offline
- Rotate credentials for any accounts suspected of unauthorized use
Patch Information
Oracle addressed CVE-2026-60789 in the Oracle Security Alert July 2026. Administrators should review the advisory and apply the corresponding Critical Patch Update for Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. Verify patch application through Oracle's patch validation utilities.
Workarounds
- Place Oracle E-Business Suite behind a web application firewall with rules restricting access to Internal Operations endpoints
- Enforce network segmentation so Sales Offline is reachable only from trusted internal networks or VPN
- Enforce multi-factor authentication on all Oracle E-Business Suite accounts to reduce credential abuse risk
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