CVE-2026-35273
This CVE is being exploited. Apply the vendor fix, or take the service off the internet until you can, then check your logs for attempts.
What it is
Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Updates Environment Management). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61 and 8.62. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Live exploitation on the huntback network (30 days)
Detection
Evidence
Confirmed exploited. Our decoys have seen it exploited before (7 attempts), not in the last 14 days; CISA added it to KEV 153 days ago.
Reported exploited in the wild: ShinyHunters-Exploited Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day Turns Out to Be Three Chained Flaws
ShinyHunters-Exploited Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day Turns Out to Be Three Chained Flaws
Last attempt. 7 attempts on our decoys, 0 in the last 14 days
First exploitation attempt on our decoys
Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
Published
4 public proof-of-concept repos
Nuclei detection template available
Observed: our own decoys saw it. Reported: CISA, the vendor or another named source says so. Weaponised: public exploit code or a scanner template exists. Methodology
Questions
Is CVE-2026-35273 being exploited in the wild?
Yes. The huntback decoy network captured 7 exploitation attempts from 5 distinct source IPs; the most recent was on 2026-10-22. It is also in the CISA KEV catalogue.
Can CVE-2026-35273 be detected on the network?
Yes. huntback carries a network signature for CVE-2026-35273, so attempts against a decoy are tagged in real time.
How huntback helps
Deploy a decoy that emulates Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools and you will see every attempt at this CVE the moment it lands, with the full payload, the attacker's infrastructure, and any stage-2 loader. Then huntback can scan the attacker back.
Related
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This record, with its evidence timeline, as JSON:
curl -H "X-API-Key: $HUNTBACK_KEY" https://app.huntback.io/api/v1/evidence/CVE-2026-35273