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Oracle Universal Work Queue Work Provider Site Level Administration takeover vulnerability

IdentifiersCVE-2026-46963

CVE-2026-46963 is an easily exploitable vulnerability in Oracle Universal Work Queue, specifically the Work Provider Site Level Administration component of Oracle E-Business Suite. Oracle indicates that supported versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 are affected. The issue is reachable over HTTP and can be exploited by a low-privileged attacker with network access, without user interaction. Oracle further notes that although the flaw resides in Oracle Universal Work Queue, successful exploitation may have a scope change and significantly impact additional products. The vendor description states that successful attacks can result in takeover of Oracle Universal Work Queue. No further technical detail about the vulnerable function or root cause has been provided in the available content.

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ANALYST BRIEF

Impact, mitigation & remediation

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Impact

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Successful exploitation can lead to full compromise or takeover of Oracle Universal Work Queue. Based on the vendor-provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), the impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability is high. Because the scope is changed, exploitation may also significantly affect additional products beyond the vulnerable component itself.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

If immediate patching is not possible, Oracle states that risk may be reduced by blocking the network protocols required for the attack and by removing unnecessary privileges or access from users who do not require them. In this case, limiting HTTP exposure to the Oracle Universal Work Queue administrative interface and restricting low-privilege access paths would be relevant. Oracle cautions that such measures may affect application functionality, should be validated in non-production environments, and are not a substitute for patching.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Apply the Oracle June 2026 Critical Security Patch Update remediation for CVE-2026-46963 in Oracle E-Business Suite / Oracle Universal Work Queue. Oracle advises customers to remain on actively supported versions and upgrade unsupported releases so security patches are available. Affected supported versions are 12.2.3 through 12.2.15; organizations should update to the vendor-fixed version provided by Oracle.
PUBLIC EXPLOITS

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EXPOSURE SURFACE

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OracleUniversal Work Queueapplication

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

2 sources tracked across advisories and community write-ups. News coverage will land here when it surfaces.

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Social activity1

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EXTERNAL REFERENCES
MITRE CVE
cve.org · CVE-2026-46963
NVD
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46963