CVE-2026-46964
Published: 17 June 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-46964 is a critical-severity Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269) vulnerability in Oracle Universal Work Queue. Its CVSS base score is 9.9 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 32.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-37275
Vulnerability details
Vulnerability in the Oracle Universal Work Queue product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Work Provider Site Level Administration). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle…
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Universal Work Queue. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Universal Work Queue, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Universal Work Queue. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.9 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Direct match to remote HTTP exploitation of public-facing Oracle E-Business Suite app by low-privileged attacker resulting in full compromise/scope change (T1190); weakness types and low-to-high impact indicate exploitation for privilege escalation (T1068).
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Provides a tamperproof, always-invoked, and verifiable mechanism to enforce access control policies.
Certification requires independent assessment confirming access controls are implemented correctly and effective.
Tailoring selects and adjusts the precise set of access-control baselines and compensating controls required for the system, directly reducing improper access control exposure.
Documented procedures for role definition, privilege assignment, and removal provide the management framework that prevents improper privilege management.
By determining which components are critical, the analysis drives proper privilege assignment and management for those components, limiting attacker escalation paths.
Developer training on implemented privilege management controls prevents improper assignment or escalation through correct configuration and operation.
Least-privilege and separation-of-duties principles prevent improper privilege management.
Requiring authorization, monitoring, and control of component use directly enforces access control decisions on system resources.