CVE-2026-62515: Oracle E-Business Suite Auth Bypass Flaw

CVE-2026-62515 Overview

CVE-2026-62515 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Oracle Advanced Planning Command Center product of Oracle E-Business Suite, within the Internal Operations component. The flaw affects supported versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. An attacker with high privileges and network access via HTTP can exploit this issue with low complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to unauthorized access to critical data and unauthorized modification of some data. The vulnerability carries a scope change, meaning attacks can impact resources beyond Oracle Advanced Planning Command Center. The weakness is categorized under CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management.

Critical Impact
Authenticated attackers can obtain complete read access to Oracle Advanced Planning Command Center data and modify a subset of records, with impacts extending to other Oracle E-Business Suite components due to scope change.

Affected Products

Oracle E-Business Suite - Oracle Advanced Planning Command Center version 12.2.3
Oracle E-Business Suite - Oracle Advanced Planning Command Center versions 12.2.4 through 12.2.14
Oracle E-Business Suite - Oracle Advanced Planning Command Center version 12.2.15

Discovery Timeline

2026-07-21 - CVE-2026-62515 published to NVD
2026-07-22 - Last updated in NVD database
Referenced in the Oracle Security Alert July 2026

Technical Details for CVE-2026-62515

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability resides in the Internal Operations component of Oracle Advanced Planning Command Center. An attacker with high privileges on the network can send crafted HTTP requests to abuse improper privilege management logic. The flaw does not require user interaction and can be triggered remotely across the network. Confidentiality impact is high because a successful attack yields complete access to data accessible by the application. Integrity impact is limited to a subset of records that can be updated, inserted, or deleted. Availability is not affected, but the scope change indicates the vulnerability crosses trust boundaries and can influence adjacent Oracle E-Business Suite components.

Root Cause

The underlying weakness maps to CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management. Oracle Advanced Planning Command Center fails to enforce sufficient privilege separation for functions exposed through the Internal Operations component. A user who already holds elevated privileges within the application can perform operations that should be constrained, reaching data and functionality outside the intended trust boundary.

Attack Vector

The attack vector is Network via HTTP. An authenticated attacker with high privileges sends requests to endpoints exposed by the Internal Operations component. Because the scope is Changed, the resulting access extends beyond Oracle Advanced Planning Command Center to data and functions in related Oracle E-Business Suite products. No specific proof-of-concept code or public exploit is available at this time. See the Oracle Security Alert July 2026 for vendor technical details.

Detection Methods for CVE-2026-62515

Indicators of Compromise

Unusual HTTP requests to Oracle Advanced Planning Command Center Internal Operations endpoints from accounts with administrative or high-privilege roles.
Unexpected read, update, insert, or delete operations against Oracle E-Business Suite tables originating from Advanced Planning Command Center sessions.
Cross-module data access patterns indicating scope traversal between Oracle Advanced Planning Command Center and other Oracle E-Business Suite components.

Detection Strategies

Enable and review Oracle E-Business Suite auditing (FND_LOG_MESSAGES, sign-on audit) for high-privilege sessions accessing Internal Operations functions.
Correlate application-tier HTTP access logs with database session activity to identify privilege abuse from single accounts.
Baseline normal Advanced Planning Command Center transaction patterns and alert on deviations, particularly bulk data reads.

Monitoring Recommendations

Forward Oracle E-Business Suite application, middle-tier, and database logs to a central analytics platform for correlation and long-term retention.
Monitor accounts that hold Advanced Planning Command Center administrative responsibilities for anomalous logon times, source IPs, and query volumes.
Alert on privilege changes and role assignments to responsibilities associated with the Internal Operations component.

How to Mitigate CVE-2026-62515

Immediate Actions Required

Apply the July 2026 Oracle Critical Patch Update for Oracle E-Business Suite as described in the Oracle Security Alert July 2026.
Inventory all Oracle E-Business Suite deployments running versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 and prioritize patching of internet-reachable instances.
Review and reduce the number of accounts holding high-privilege responsibilities on Oracle Advanced Planning Command Center.
Rotate credentials for privileged accounts and enforce multi-factor authentication on administrative access paths.

Patch Information

Oracle addressed CVE-2026-62515 in the July 2026 Critical Patch Update. Administrators should consult the Oracle Security Alert July 2026 for patch identifiers, installation prerequisites, and post-installation validation steps applicable to Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3–12.2.15.

Workarounds

Restrict network access to the Oracle E-Business Suite application tier using firewall rules or reverse-proxy allowlists until patches are applied.
Temporarily remove or reassign responsibilities that grant access to the Internal Operations component in Oracle Advanced Planning Command Center.
Enable enhanced auditing on high-privilege responsibilities and review activity daily until remediation is complete.

bash

# Example: restrict access to the Oracle E-Business Suite application tier
# Allow only trusted management subnets to reach the EBS HTTP listener
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8000 -s 10.10.20.0/24 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8000 -j DROP

# Review high-privilege responsibility assignments in EBS
sqlplus apps/<password> <<EOF
SELECT fu.user_name, frt.responsibility_name, furg.start_date, furg.end_date
  FROM fnd_user fu
  JOIN fnd_user_resp_groups furg ON fu.user_id = furg.user_id
  JOIN fnd_responsibility_tl frt ON furg.responsibility_id = frt.responsibility_id
 WHERE frt.responsibility_name LIKE '%Advanced Planning%'
   AND (furg.end_date IS NULL OR furg.end_date > SYSDATE);
EOF