CVE-2026-21979

CVSS 4.2 MediumEPSS 0.0%
  • CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Published: 2026-01-20T22:16:01.267

Vulnerability in the Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service product of Oracle Hyperion (component: EPM Agent). The supported version that is affected is 25.04.07. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service executes to compromise Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service accessible data. Note: Update EPM Agent. Please refer to Downloading the EPM Agent for more information. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.2 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

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How to fix CVE-2026-21979

CVE-2026-21979 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: Vulnerability in the Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service product of Oracle Hyperion (component: EPM Agent). The supported version that is affected is 25.04.07. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service executes to compromise Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service. Successful attacks require […]

Exploit Difficulty: VERY HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: Days or weeks
🛠️ Required skills: Expert-level security skills
💰 Public exploits: Not publicly available

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

VERY HARD
⏱️ Time to Exploit: Days or weeks
🛠️ Skills Required: Expert-level security skills
💰 Public Exploits: Not publicly available

Vulnerability Timeline

Jan 20, 2026
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Jan 20, 2026
Imported to Database

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