Oracle October 2026 CPU fixes unauthenticated E-Business Suite takeover bug
CVE-2026-101809 scores CVSS 10.0 in Workflow Notification Mailer 12.2.3–12.2.15; three other issues rate 9.8, with no confirmed exploitation.
Missing authentication allows unauthenticated takeover of Oracle APEX
Oracle APEX (General) has an easily exploitable authentication flaw (CWE-287/CWE-306). An unauthenticated attacker with network access over HTTPS can compromise the product and take it over, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Supported affected releases are 24.1.0–24.1.21, 24.2.0–24.2.20, and 26.1.0–26.1.4.
What to do: Apply Oracle's security update that addresses CVE-2026-101521 for the affected APEX releases. No workaround is stated.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Oracle APEX | 24.1.0-24.1.21, 24.2.0-24.2.20, 26.1.0-26.1.4 |
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Vulnerability in Oracle APEX (component: General). Supported versions that are affected are 24.1.0-24.1.21, 24.2.0-24.2.20 and 26.1.0-26.1.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Oracle APEX. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle APEX. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
CVE-2026-101809 scores CVSS 10.0 in Workflow Notification Mailer 12.2.3–12.2.15; three other issues rate 9.8, with no confirmed exploitation.
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