CVE-2026-60948: Oracle Learning Management Auth Bypass

CVE-2026-60948 Overview

CVE-2026-60948 affects the Oracle Learning Management product within Oracle E-Business Suite, specifically in the Internal Operations component. The vulnerability impacts supported versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. A low-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP can exploit this flaw to compromise Oracle Learning Management. Successful exploitation grants unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data and unauthorized read access to all data accessible by Oracle Learning Management. The issue was published to the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) on 2026-07-21 and referenced in the Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update.

Critical Impact
Authenticated remote attackers can read, modify, or delete all data accessible to Oracle Learning Management, resulting in high confidentiality and integrity impact.

Affected Products

Oracle E-Business Suite — Oracle Learning Management 12.2.3
Oracle E-Business Suite — Oracle Learning Management versions 12.2.4 through 12.2.14
Oracle E-Business Suite — Oracle Learning Management 12.2.15

Discovery Timeline

2026-07-21 - CVE-2026-60948 published to NVD
2026-07-21 - Last updated in NVD database
July 2026 - Addressed in Oracle Security Alert July 2026

Technical Details for CVE-2026-60948

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability resides in the Internal Operations component of Oracle Learning Management. Oracle classifies the flaw as easily exploitable over the network via HTTP. An attacker only needs low-privileged authenticated access to reach the vulnerable endpoint. The attack does not require user interaction and executes within an unchanged scope. Successful exploitation exposes all data accessible by Oracle Learning Management, including training records, learner profiles, and course content that often contain personally identifiable information (PII).

The Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) probability is 0.392% at the 31.7 percentile as of 2026-07-23. No public proof-of-concept exploit or CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) listing is currently associated with this CVE.

Root Cause

Oracle has not published detailed root cause information in the public advisory. The impact profile — full read, write, and delete access from a low-privileged HTTP session — is consistent with broken access control or missing authorization checks in an HTTP-accessible Internal Operations interface. Refer to the Oracle Security Alert July 2026 for restricted technical details available to Oracle support customers.

Attack Vector

The attack requires network reachability to the Oracle E-Business Suite HTTP interface and valid low-privilege credentials. An authenticated attacker issues crafted HTTP requests against the Internal Operations component of Oracle Learning Management. Because no user interaction is required, exploitation can be fully automated once credentials are obtained through phishing, credential stuffing, or insider access. The vulnerability does not impact availability, but confidentiality and integrity impacts are high.

No verified exploitation code is publicly available. See the Oracle Security Alert July 2026 for authoritative technical guidance.

Detection Methods for CVE-2026-60948

Indicators of Compromise

Unexpected HTTP requests to Oracle Learning Management Internal Operations endpoints from low-privileged accounts.
Anomalous data modifications, insertions, or deletions in Learning Management tables outside of scheduled batch jobs.
Authenticated sessions performing bulk read operations against learner or course data.

Detection Strategies

Enable Oracle E-Business Suite auditing on Learning Management modules and forward audit records to a centralized SIEM.
Baseline normal HTTP request patterns against Learning Management URLs and alert on deviations from low-privilege accounts.
Correlate authentication events with database write activity to identify privilege abuse patterns.

Monitoring Recommendations

Monitor Oracle HTTP Server access logs for repeated requests to Internal Operations URIs from the same session.
Track database change volume on Learning Management schema objects and alert on spikes.
Review account provisioning to ensure low-privilege Learning Management users are limited to required roles.

How to Mitigate CVE-2026-60948

Immediate Actions Required

Apply the July 2026 Oracle Critical Patch Update to all Oracle E-Business Suite environments running Learning Management versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15.
Inventory all internet-exposed Oracle E-Business Suite instances and restrict access to trusted networks pending patch deployment.
Rotate credentials for Learning Management users and enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) on E-Business Suite logins.

Patch Information

Oracle released fixes for CVE-2026-60948 as part of the Oracle Security Alert July 2026. Administrators should follow the standard Oracle E-Business Suite patching procedure for the affected 12.2.x releases and validate patch application against Oracle My Oracle Support notes referenced in the Critical Patch Update.

Workarounds

Restrict HTTP access to the Learning Management Internal Operations component using network-level access control lists (ACLs) or a web application firewall (WAF).
Reduce the number of accounts with any Learning Management responsibility until patching is complete.
Enable enhanced audit logging on Oracle E-Business Suite and forward events to a monitored logging platform for review.