External risk intelligence

Oracle BI Publisher Web Service API Vulnerability Allows Critical Data Manipulation and Denial of Service.

CVE advisorySeverity: CRITICAL (CVSS 9.9)

CVE-2026-60719

Oracle BI Publisher is commonly deployed as a web-based reporting and analytics platform. Its Web Service API is frequently exposed to internal or external networks to facilitate data integration and report delivery, making it a common target for network-based access in many enterprise environments.

Denial of Service

Halo Surface Signal: 4 out of 5 — likely to be public-facing.

External exposure likelihood

Horizon Alert

Summary of the vulnerability and why it matters

A critical vulnerability has been identified in Oracle BI Publisher, a component of Oracle Analytics, that could allow a low-privileged attacker with network access to gain unauthorized control over critical data and system functions. This issue, affecting the Web Service API, carries a high CVSS score, indicating significant potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and may affect other connected products.

An API flaw allows unauthorized data access and changes.
Critical reporting systems could be compromised.
Confirm if Oracle BI Publisher is in use.

Attack Path

How an attacker could exploit the issue

An attacker with network access and low privileges could target the Oracle BI Publisher's Web Service API. This vulnerability could allow them to access, modify, or delete critical data, or even gain complete access to all data within Oracle BI Publisher. Successful exploitation could also lead to a partial denial of service.

Requires network access and low privileges.
Exploits the Web Service API.
Risks data compromise and denial of service.

Live Threat

Current exploitation, exposure, and threat context

This vulnerability could allow a low-privileged attacker with network access to compromise Oracle BI Publisher, potentially impacting other connected products. This could lead to unauthorized modification or access to critical data, or a partial denial of service.

Critical BI Publisher data.
Network access via HTTP.
Unauthorized data access and modification.

Operational Fix

Recommended remediation, mitigation, and detection steps

Determining ownership for this Oracle BI Publisher vulnerability requires assessing where the affected technology resides within your environment. Application owners are likely responsible for the BI Publisher instances themselves, while infrastructure or platform teams may manage the underlying servers and services. Network and security teams will need to confirm external reachability and potential exposure. The first practical step is to identify all deployed instances, ascertain their business criticality and network exposure, and then locate the accountable owner for each to plan remediation efforts based on risk.

Application and Platform teams own remediation.
Verify instance reachability and criticality.
Plan and execute focused upgrades.

Supplementary metadata

CVSS vector

Validate whether this threat affects your internet-facing exposure.

Halo Threat Intelligence helps prioritize remediation with Halo Surface Signal and H/A/L/O context. Start exposure validation with a free external attack surface trial.

Free EASM Trial See How Signal Works

Frequently asked questions

What is Oracle BI Publisher?

Oracle BI Publisher is a reporting and analytics component within the Oracle Analytics suite. It is used by organizations to design, manage, and deliver highly formatted documents and business intelligence reports. By centralizing report generation, it allows businesses to pull data from various sources and distribute it to stakeholders.

What does CVE-2026-60719 mean for system security?

This vulnerability is a flaw within the Web Service API of Oracle BI Publisher. It allows an attacker to bypass standard security controls, potentially leading to unauthorized viewing, changing, or deleting of sensitive data stored in the system. It can also cause a partial denial of service, where parts of the reporting functionality become unavailable.

How can an attacker trigger this vulnerability?

An attacker needs network access to the target instance via HTTP and a low-privileged user account to trigger the flaw. Simply having network access is insufficient without the ability to authenticate at a low level. Actions that do not involve interacting with the specific Web Service API functions targeted by this bug will not trigger the vulnerability.

Is my instance of Oracle BI Publisher at risk?

According to Halo Surface Signal, Oracle BI Publisher is often deployed as a web-based platform where the Web Service API is exposed to either internal or external networks to handle data integration. If your instance is reachable over the network, it is a potential target. Systems that are completely isolated from all networks may have a reduced risk profile.

What should I do if I use Oracle BI Publisher?

Start by identifying all instances of Oracle BI Publisher in your environment and determining who manages them. Coordinate with your application and infrastructure teams to check if your current version is affected. Once identified, evaluate the criticality of these instances to prioritize the planning of necessary upgrades or security updates provided by the vendor.

References

www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html

Written by Nicholas Merritt

Nicholas Merritt is VP of Security Solutions at Halo Security. With more than 25 years across application security, vulnerability prioritization, and offensive security, he helps teams translate threat data into practical exposure validation and remediation focus. He authors Halo Threat Intelligence CVE advisories using Halo Surface Signal and H/A/L/O context to prioritize internet-facing risk.