Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools: Denial of service and data modification in Report Distribution
Summary
A flaw in the Report Distribution component of Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61 to 8.63 allows a low-privileged user with network access via HTTP to modify data and cause a hang or repeatable crash of the application. Exploitation requires a valid low-privileged account but no user interaction. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.1 (high).
Affected
- Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 through 8.63 (component: Report Distribution)
Fixed in
- Fixed in Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update (published 20 October 2026, revised 26 October 2026).
- Unknown: specific patch identifier and per-version fixed build. Check Oracle's advisory, PeopleSoft section.
Workaround
- Unknown. No vendor-listed workaround was confirmed. WAF rules are not a substitute for patching.
Exploitation
- No evidence of exploitation in the wild found for this CVE (third-party statement, may be outdated).
- No public proof of concept found.
- CISA KEV status: not verified.
Our recommendation
- Confirm whether PeopleTools 8.61 to 8.63 is in use.
- Check whether the PeopleSoft web interface is reachable from the internet.
- Obtain and apply the exact patch from Oracle's October 2026 CPU advisory.
- Review accounts with access to PeopleSoft and restrict low-privileged accounts.
- Monitor application logs for unusual report distribution activity or repeated crashes.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Oracle CPU October 2026 www.oracle.com
- CVE record (CNA data) vulners.com
- Description and CVSS (NVD mirror) www.strix.ai
- Positive Technologies PT-2026-119110 vulners.com
- Tenable CPU analysis www.tenable.com
- Waratek CPU analysis waratek.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 1 Nov 2026, 18:30.
Original description (NVD)
Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Report Distribution). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H).
NVD references (1)
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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