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CVE-2026-70721 – Unauthenticated Data Exposure – Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management 1

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Summary

CVE-2026-70721 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Deployment component of Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management. The flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the application and gain unauthorized access to, or cause complete exposure of, critical data. Oracle rates this issue as "easily exploitable," and it is disclosed as part of Oracle’s August 2026 Critical Patch Update.

Technical details

  • Root cause: A flaw in the Deployment component of Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management that permits unauthorized access to underlying data without requiring valid credentials.
  • Trigger conditions: The vulnerable component is reachable over HTTP; no authentication or user interaction is required to trigger the flaw.
  • Attack vector: Network-based (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), no user interaction (UI:N). The CVSS vector reflects a changed scope (S:C), indicating the vulnerability can affect resources beyond the vulnerable component itself.
  • Impact: Successful exploitation results in high confidentiality impact — unauthorized access to critical data or complete exposure of application data — with no direct impact on integrity or availability per the published vector.

Affected software

  • Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management, version 11.2.25.0.000

Severity

  • CVSS v3.1 Base Score: 8.6 (High)
  • Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Mitigation and recommended actions

  • Immediate: Apply the fix provided in Oracle’s August 2026 Critical Patch Update for Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management. Organizations running version 11.2.25.0.000 should upgrade to the version specified in Oracle’s official advisory as soon as possible.
  • If patching cannot be performed immediately: Restrict network exposure of the Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management Deployment component — ensure it is not directly reachable from untrusted networks or the public internet, and place it behind access controls (VPN, firewall rules, or reverse-proxy authentication) until the patch can be applied.
  • Review Oracle’s Critical Patch Update advisory for any additional configuration-based workarounds specific to this component.

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