Oracle E-Business Suite Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability (CVE-2026-46817)
Severity: critical · Patch status: unknown · Since 2026-07-15 · CVE-2026-46817
Oracle E-Business Suite contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Payments. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Payments. CISA added CVE-2026-46817 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jul 15, 2026, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Jul 18, 2026 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
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