Improper access control in Oracle Essbase allows takeover
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Oracle Essbase versions from 21.8.3.0.0 are affected by an improper access control flaw (CWE-284). A low-privileged attacker with network access over HTTP can easily exploit it to take over Oracle Essbase. Because of a scope change, successful attacks may also significantly impact other products.
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 low privileged 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 takeover of Oracle Essbase. 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).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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-2026-77636 Improper access control in Oracle Essbase allows remote compromisePriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2026-77655 Improper access control in Oracle Essbase allows takeoverPriority MEDIUM 43
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-91658
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-qpc3-rr6m-h39q
- 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-23 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-23 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-2026-91658 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-91658 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qpc3-rr6m-h39q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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