Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update includes 38 new security patches for Oracle Essbase 21.8.3.0.0. Oracle as the CNA scores four of the flaws 9.9 under CVSS 3.1 and one at 9.8.
Attackers need only low privileges for most flaws.
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Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update fixes six high-severity vulnerabilities in Oracle Capacity, part of Oracle E-Business Suite. The flaws affect versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15, and Oracle as the CNA scores them 7.5 to 8.8 under CVSS 3.1.
Oracle has patched CVE-2026-91241, a flaw in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition that it rates 9.1 Critical under CVSS 3.1, in versions 8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 26.01.0.0.0. The fix shipped in Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update, and Oracle urges customers to apply it promptly.
Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update fixes CVE-2026-101525 and CVE-2026-101526 in Enterprise Manager for Siebel 13.5 and 24.1. Oracle rated both 8.8; low-privileged network attackers could take over the product.
Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update fixes 27 SOA Suite vulnerabilities, three of them rated CVSS 10.0. The three maximum-severity flaws need no authentication, and Oracle says they could allow takeover of affected versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0.
Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update fixes dozens of PeopleSoft PeopleTools flaws. The worst, CVE-2026-101420 in the SQR component, scores 9.6 and lets a low-privileged attacker change or read critical data.
