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Oracle Advanced Outbound Telephony Unauthorized Data Access Vulnerability

CVE advisorySeverity: CRITICAL (CVSS 9.1)

CVE-2026-46949

A vulnerability in Oracle Advanced Outbound Telephony could allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to compromise the system, leading to unauthorized modification or access to critical data. This impacts the confidentiality and integrity of Oracle Advanced Outbound Telephony accessible data.

Oracle Advanced Outbound Telephony

12.2.3 to 12.2.15

Halo Surface Signal

Unlikely · external exposure

2Halo Surface Signal

The vulnerability affects the Oracle Advanced Outbound Telephony component within Oracle E-Business Suite. While the vulnerability is network-accessible, this specific backend operational component is typically deployed within internal corporate environments and behind enterprise application firewalls, making direct public internet exposure uncommon.

Horizon Alert

Summary of the vulnerability and why it matters

A vulnerability has been identified in Oracle Advanced Outbound Telephony, a component of Oracle E-Business Suite. This issue could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to modify or delete critical data within the system, or to view all accessible data. The primary concern is to confirm if this specific product is in use and if it is exposed externally.

  • Unauthenticated attackers can access critical data.
  • Understand if this specific Oracle product is used.
  • Confirm relevance and exposure of this component.

Attack Path

How an attacker could exploit the issue

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the Oracle Advanced Outbound Telephony component over the network without needing any authentication. This could lead to unauthorized access and modification of critical data within the system.

  • Network access required; no authentication needed.
  • Triggers vulnerability in Internal Operations component.
  • Unauthorized data access and modification.

Live Threat

Current exploitation, exposure, and threat context

An unauthenticated attacker with network access could compromise the Oracle Advanced Outbound Telephony component. This could lead to unauthorized access, creation, deletion, or modification of critical data within the system.

  • Critical system data and accessible data.
  • Network access via HTTP.
  • Unauthorized data access or modification.

Operational Fix

Recommended remediation, mitigation, and detection steps

This vulnerability affects Oracle Advanced Outbound Telephony within Oracle E-Business Suite, likely managed by application owners and infrastructure teams. The first practical step is to identify all instances, confirm their network reachability and business criticality, and then assign an owner for remediation planning.

  • Application owners should own the issue.
  • Verify network exposure and critical usage.
  • Plan remediation based on identified risk.

Supplementary metadata

PCI scan relevance

Yes

CVE-2026-46949 — Halo PCI Relevance: Yes. Under typical PCI ASV external scan criteria, this issue may be flagged for scan prioritization.

This vulnerability in Oracle Advanced Outbound Telephony allows unauthenticated attackers to access or modify critical data, which would likely cause a PCI ASV scan to fail.

Scan-prioritization guidance only—not a PCI DSS certification or ASV attestation.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Frequently asked questions

What is Oracle Advanced Outbound Telephony?

It is a specialized component within the Oracle E-Business Suite designed to manage and automate outbound communication tasks. Organizations use it to handle operational telephony workflows and interact with external call systems. Because it is part of a larger enterprise suite, it functions as a backend service for business processes rather than a standalone consumer application.

What does CVE-2026-46949 mean by improper access control?

This vulnerability falls under the Improper Access Control weakness class (CWE-284). It means the software fails to properly verify the identity or permissions of a user attempting to interact with the system. Because of this flaw, an attacker does not need to provide credentials to perform actions that are usually restricted, allowing them to read, change, or delete sensitive data.

How does an attacker trigger this vulnerability?

An attacker triggers this bug by sending specific HTTP requests over the network to the affected component. The vulnerability requires network connectivity to the target service but does not require the attacker to have a valid login or account. It does not trigger if the attacker cannot reach the service via the network or if the request is blocked by access controls.

Is my instance of the software at risk?

Halo Surface Signal indicates that this component is typically deployed within internal corporate environments, making direct exposure to the public internet uncommon. However, you should evaluate if your specific instance is reachable from untrusted network segments. If the system is isolated behind enterprise firewalls or restricted to internal traffic, the likelihood of an external attack is significantly reduced.

What are the first steps to address this CVE?

Begin by auditing your infrastructure to locate all instances of Oracle Advanced Outbound Telephony running versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. Once identified, confirm which instances are reachable over your network and assess their business criticality. Assign ownership of these instances to the relevant application teams to plan remediation and ensure that security patches are applied according to vendor guidance.

References

Sources and related resources

Primary sources: NVD, CVE.org.

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