CVE-2026-61025: Oracle iRecruitment Privilege Escalation

CVE-2026-61025 Overview

CVE-2026-61025 affects the Oracle iRecruitment product within Oracle E-Business Suite, specifically the Internal Operations component. Oracle disclosed the issue in the July 2026 Critical Patch Update. Supported versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 contain the flaw.

A high-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP can exploit the vulnerability with low complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation results in full takeover of Oracle iRecruitment, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Critical Impact
Authenticated attackers with high privileges can compromise Oracle iRecruitment over HTTP and take over the application, exposing recruitment data and internal HR workflows.

Affected Products

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

Discovery Timeline

2026-07-21 - CVE-2026-61025 published to NVD
2026-07-21 - Last updated in NVD database
July 2026 - Fix released in Oracle Security Alert July 2026

Technical Details for CVE-2026-61025

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-61025 resides in the Internal Operations component of Oracle iRecruitment, a module of Oracle E-Business Suite used for candidate sourcing and hiring workflows. Oracle classifies the flaw as easily exploitable by an authenticated attacker with high privileges who can reach the application over HTTP.

The advisory reports impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, consistent with a full application takeover scenario. An attacker gaining control of iRecruitment can read or modify recruitment records, alter internal operations data, and disrupt hiring processes.

Oracle E-Business Suite deployments frequently sit behind reverse proxies but remain reachable over corporate networks and, in some environments, from the internet. That exposure increases the practical attack surface for authenticated abuse.

Root Cause

Oracle has not published root cause details in the public advisory. The CVSS vector indicates the flaw is reachable over the network via HTTP, requires no user interaction, and needs high-privilege authentication. Refer to the Oracle Security Alert July 2026 for vendor-supplied technical detail.

Attack Vector

An authenticated user with high privileges within Oracle E-Business Suite sends crafted HTTP requests to the Internal Operations component of Oracle iRecruitment. The attacker leverages existing session context to invoke vulnerable functionality and gain control over the iRecruitment application.

No verified public proof-of-concept exists. Oracle reports no known exploitation in the wild, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Detection Methods for CVE-2026-61025

Indicators of Compromise

Unexpected administrative or configuration changes within the Oracle iRecruitment Internal Operations module made by privileged accounts.
Anomalous HTTP request patterns to iRecruitment endpoints from user sessions that do not typically interact with Internal Operations.
New or modified recruitment records, workflow definitions, or user permissions outside of documented change windows.

Detection Strategies

Enable and review Oracle E-Business Suite Sign-On Audit and Page Access Tracking for iRecruitment users with elevated responsibilities.
Correlate application-tier HTTP logs with database audit trails to identify privileged actions that lack corresponding legitimate business tickets.
Baseline normal API and page access patterns per privileged role, then alert on statistical deviations against that baseline.

Monitoring Recommendations

Forward Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) and application logs to a centralized SIEM for retention and correlation.
Monitor privileged Oracle E-Business Suite accounts, including SYSADMIN and any responsibilities that grant Internal Operations access.
Alert on failed authentication spikes followed by successful high-privilege logins from new source IP addresses.

How to Mitigate CVE-2026-61025

Immediate Actions Required

Apply the July 2026 Oracle Critical Patch Update for Oracle E-Business Suite to all iRecruitment installations running versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15.
Inventory accounts holding high-privilege iRecruitment responsibilities and remove any that are not required for current job functions.
Restrict network access to the Oracle E-Business Suite application tier to trusted management networks and known user segments.

Patch Information

Oracle addressed CVE-2026-61025 in the July 2026 Critical Patch Update. Administrators should review the patch matrix and apply the version-appropriate fix as documented in the Oracle Security Alert July 2026. Test the patch in a non-production environment before promoting to production Oracle E-Business Suite instances.

Workarounds

Reduce the number of accounts granted high-privilege iRecruitment responsibilities until patching completes.
Enforce multi-factor authentication on all Oracle E-Business Suite administrative and HR accounts to raise the bar for credential abuse.
Place Oracle E-Business Suite behind a web application firewall that logs and rate-limits requests to iRecruitment endpoints.

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# Example: review responsibilities assigned to iRecruitment users via SQL*Plus
# Run as APPS on the Oracle E-Business Suite database
SELECT fu.user_name,
       frt.responsibility_name,
       furg.start_date,
       furg.end_date
  FROM fnd_user fu,
       fnd_user_resp_groups furg,
       fnd_responsibility_tl frt
 WHERE fu.user_id = furg.user_id
   AND furg.responsibility_id = frt.responsibility_id
   AND frt.responsibility_name LIKE '%iRecruitment%'
   AND (furg.end_date IS NULL OR furg.end_date > SYSDATE)
 ORDER BY fu.user_name;