Resource exhaustion in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools SQR component
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.61 through 8.63 are affected, in the SQR component. The flaw is uncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400) that can make the product hang or crash repeatedly. A highly privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where PeopleTools runs can exploit it, but only with human interaction from another user. Successful attacks can modify critical data and cause denial of service.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: SQR). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools executes to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.9 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools — oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html
83 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 81 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-77735 Access control flaw in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools SQR componentPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-77746 Improper access control in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools Test FrameworkPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-77736 Missing authentication in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools SQRPriority LOW 39
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-101426
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-rxjc-mp4c-9j5x
- 2026-10-22 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-05 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Advisory 1
More Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-27421 Missing authentication in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-02266 Injection in Oracle Tape Library ACSLS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-02645 SM2 Decryption Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-02270 Improper access control in Oracle WebLogic Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-04445 XStream is vulnerable to a Remote Command Execution attack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2017-07709 Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools component of Oracle PeopleSoft… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-101426 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-101426 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rxjc-mp4c-9j5x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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