Improper access control in Oracle Essbase allows remote compromise
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Oracle Essbase version 21.8.3.0.0 is affected by an improper access control flaw (CWE-284). An unauthenticated attacker with network access over HTTP can compromise Essbase, and because the scope changes, attacks may also impact other products. Successful attacks can expose critical data or all data Essbase can access, and allow some of that data to be updated, inserted or deleted.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Vulnerability in Oracle Essbase (component: Security). The supported version that is affected is 21.8.3.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Essbase. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Essbase, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Essbase accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Essbase accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.3 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Oracle Essbase.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Oracle Essbase — oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html
36 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 7 MEDIUM, 29 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-77657 Missing authentication in Oracle Essbase allows remote takeoverPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2026-77655 Improper access control in Oracle Essbase allows takeoverPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-77650 Improper access control in Oracle Essbase allows takeoverPriority MEDIUM 43
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-91644
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-9xf3-7hgg-hxj8
- 2026-10-22 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-24 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-27 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-27 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Advisory 1
More Oracle Essbase vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-02645 SM2 Decryption Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-05762 Use after free in https://github.com/curl/curl CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-06702 Uncontrolled recursion in https://github.com/curl/curl CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-02413 NULL pointer deref in signature_algorithms processing CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2021-05758 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in https://github.com/curl/curl CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2021-05737 Information disclosure in https://github.com/curl/curl CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-91644 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-91644 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9xf3-7hgg-hxj8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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