CVE-2026-60972: Vulnerability in the Oracle E-Business Tax product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations)

Routine

HIGH 8.1MITIGATE

CVE-2026-60972 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.1) affecting e-business tax. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Vulnerability in the Oracle E-Business Tax product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). 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 E-Business Tax. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle E-Busin

Why this priority

High severity

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	8.1 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 71%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-284
Published	2026-07-21
Last modified	2026-10-24

Publisher (CNA): Oracle · Vendor: oracle

Last updated 2026-10-24 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-07-21 22:18 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-10-24 18:10 UTCUpdated Record last modified

oracle e-business tax MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy e-business-tax || rpm -q e-business-tax || e-business-tax --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

Exact fixes by distribution

A distro patch exists: prefer upgrading over downgrading.

Fedora 46 · uv · FIXED · 0.13.5-2.fc46 · FEDORA-2026-0a45cde16b · source

sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-0a45cde16b

Fedora ELN · oo7 · FIXED · 0.7.0~beta-3.eln159 · FEDORA-2026-f348262964 · source

sudo dnf upgrade --advisory=FEDORA-2026-f348262964

Public exploits and detection

Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.

Write-up: www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2026-60972?

e-business tax: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2026-60972 being exploited?

CVE-2026-60972 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2026-60972 affect?

CVE-2026-60972 affects e-business tax. Severity is high (CVSS 8.1). Vulnerability in the Oracle E-Business Tax product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with n

How urgent is CVE-2026-60972?

Priority 36/100. High severity

Related CVEs

CVE-2026-60974 HIGH 8.1 MITIGATE Vulnerability in the Oracle E-Business Tax product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations)
CVE-2026-60973 HIGH 7.8 MITIGATE Vulnerability in the Oracle E-Business Tax product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations)
CVE-2026-70806 HIGH 7.1 UPGRADE Vulnerability in the Oracle E-Business Tax product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations)

References

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