Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-21922 affects Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service, specifically the EPM Agent in supported version 25.04.07. An attacker already highly privileged on the system running the service could, with another user's interaction, alter critical or accessible planning and budgeting data. The primary business risk is data integrity, not data theft or outage.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted integrity risk requiring scheduled remediation. It is not described as internet-exploitable or actively exploited, but unauthorized changes to budgeting data can affect reporting, forecasts, and financial controls.
Technical view
Oracle rates this CVSS 3.1 4.2: AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. Exploitation requires local infrastructure access, high privileges, and user interaction. Impact is high integrity compromise, with no stated confidentiality or availability impact. Oracle's note says to update the EPM Agent and references its EPM Agent download documentation.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations using Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service with EPM Agent version 25.04.07. Risk is highest where privileged infrastructure access is broadly granted or insufficiently monitored.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not indicate active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked KEV. The attack is not remote unauthenticated; it requires a high-privileged attacker logged onto the infrastructure and interaction by another person.
Researcher notes
Public details are limited to Oracle's advisory-style description and CVSS vector. No CWE, exploit details, or independent technical analysis are provided in the bundle. Avoid assuming broader Oracle Hyperion or EPM components are affected beyond the named product, component, and version.
Mitigation direction
- Update the EPM Agent according to Oracle's guidance.
- Review Oracle's January 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory.
- Limit privileged infrastructure access to the EPM Agent environment.
- Monitor for unauthorized changes to planning and budgeting data.
- Check Oracle support channels for any environment-specific instructions.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service deployments.
- Confirm whether EPM Agent version 25.04.07 is present.
- Verify the EPM Agent has been updated per Oracle documentation.
- Review privileged access assignments for the hosting infrastructure.
- Check audit logs for unexpected data creation, deletion, or modification.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N0.63.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.2MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Oracle AdvisoryCVE reference · vendor-advisory
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