CVE-2026-61214: Oracle HRMS Information Disclosure Flaw

CVE-2026-61214 Overview

CVE-2026-61214 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Oracle Human Resources Management System (HRMS) UK product, part of Oracle E-Business Suite. The flaw resides in the UK Payroll component and affects supported versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. A high-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP can exploit the weakness to gain unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle HRMS (UK) data. Exploitation is rated difficult, and the issue does not affect integrity or availability. Oracle addressed the vulnerability in its July 2026 Critical Patch Update.

Critical Impact
Successful exploitation results in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle HRMS (UK) data, potentially exposing sensitive payroll information [CWE-200].

Affected Products

Oracle E-Business Suite - Oracle HRMS (UK), UK Payroll component
Supported versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15
Deployments exposing Oracle E-Business Suite HTTP endpoints to authenticated users

Discovery Timeline

2026-07-21 - CVE-2026-61214 published to NVD
2026-07-22 - Last updated in NVD database
July 2026 - Oracle addresses the vulnerability in the Oracle Security Alert July 2026

Technical Details for CVE-2026-61214

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability is classified under [CWE-200] Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor. It affects the UK Payroll component within Oracle HRMS (UK), a module of the Oracle E-Business Suite platform. An authenticated attacker with elevated application privileges can issue crafted HTTP requests to the affected endpoints and retrieve data they should not be authorized to read.

The scope is limited to confidentiality. Integrity and availability of the payroll data and surrounding systems remain intact. The exploitability is described by Oracle as difficult, indicating that specific conditions beyond attacker control must exist for the attack to succeed.

EPSS data assigns a probability of 0.247% with a percentile of 16.036, reflecting a low likelihood of exploitation activity in the near term. No public proof-of-concept, exploit code, or in-the-wild activity has been reported.

Root Cause

The root cause is insufficient access control on data returned by UK Payroll functionality within Oracle HRMS. The component fails to fully constrain what payroll data a privileged, but not fully authorized, user can view through HTTP-accessible interfaces. Oracle has not released implementation-level details of the underlying code path.

Attack Vector

Exploitation requires network access via HTTP, an authenticated high-privilege session, and no user interaction. The attacker sends crafted requests to the UK Payroll interface exposed by Oracle E-Business Suite. Oracle has not published technical exploitation details. Refer to the Oracle Security Alert July 2026 for authoritative guidance.

No verified code examples are available. The vulnerability is described in prose because Oracle has not disclosed the affected code paths or request structures.

Detection Methods for CVE-2026-61214

Indicators of Compromise

No public indicators of compromise have been published for CVE-2026-61214.
Unusual HTTP requests to Oracle HRMS UK Payroll endpoints originating from privileged accounts outside expected business hours.
Access patterns to payroll data from user accounts that do not normally interact with the UK Payroll module.

Detection Strategies

Enable Oracle E-Business Suite audit trails for the UK Payroll module and review access to payroll data by privileged users.
Correlate application-layer logs with authentication events to identify unexpected high-privilege sessions issuing HTTP requests to HRMS endpoints.
Compare pre- and post-patch access patterns to identify anomalous data reads that predate remediation.

Monitoring Recommendations

Forward Oracle E-Business Suite and HTTP server logs to a centralized SIEM for correlation and retention.
Alert on privileged account activity targeting /OA_HTML/ and payroll-related URIs outside approved change windows.
Track the frequency and volume of payroll data queries to establish a baseline for detecting deviations.

How to Mitigate CVE-2026-61214

Immediate Actions Required

Apply the July 2026 Oracle Critical Patch Update to all Oracle E-Business Suite instances running HRMS (UK) versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15.
Inventory all Oracle E-Business Suite deployments and confirm patch status against Oracle's advisory.
Review privileged user accounts with access to the UK Payroll component and remove unnecessary entitlements.

Patch Information

Oracle released the fix as part of the July 2026 Critical Patch Update. Customers should follow the guidance in the Oracle Security Alert July 2026 to identify and apply the appropriate patch for their supported version. Oracle does not provide patches for out-of-support releases; upgrade to a supported version if running an unsupported release.

Workarounds

Restrict HTTP access to the Oracle E-Business Suite application tier using network segmentation and allow-lists until patching is complete.
Apply the principle of least privilege to HRMS roles, limiting the number of accounts with high privileges to the UK Payroll module.
Enforce multi-factor authentication on all privileged Oracle E-Business Suite accounts to raise the exploitation bar.

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# Configuration example
# Restrict access to Oracle E-Business Suite HTTP endpoints at the network edge
# Example: allow only trusted subnets to reach the EBS application tier
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8000 -s 10.10.0.0/24 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8000 -j DROP