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Unauthenticated SSRF-to-RCE chain in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 and 8.62 (Updates Environment Management).
More Oracle CVSS 3.1 9.8. CISA KEV 12 Jun 2026 (ransomware use Known). Mandiant/GTIG attributes in-the-wild use to UNC6240 (ShinyHunters) from 27 May to 9 Jun 2026 as a zero-day, then a wider September wave. ZDI (27 Oct 2026) says one CVE covers three bugs. No public PoC is indexed here.
PatchedExploited in the wildNo public PoC indexed
KEV

What changed on 29 Oct 2026

Updated 29 Oct 2026

  • ZDI 27 Oct analysis: one CVE covers three bugsSourceAlso
    More

    ZDI 27 Oct 2026 analysis: Oracle's one CVE covers three bugs (PSIGW HttpListeningConnector SSRF; PSEMHUB validateClient trusts 127.0.0.1 by default; file-write web shell or XMLDecoder on restart). ZDI is coordinating separate CVEs; none assigned as of 28 Oct 2026 (THN).

Page changes: New catalog page for Oracle PeopleSoft CVE-2026-35273

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Summary for management

Unauthenticated RCE in PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.61 and 8.62 (CVE-2026-35273, Oracle CVSS 9.8). CISA KEV 12 Jun 2026, ransomware use Known. Mandiant/GTIG: UNC6240 (ShinyHunters) exploited it as a zero-day from 27 May to 9 Jun 2026, then again in September across more sectors.

Apply the CVE-2026-35273 Security Alert patch (Patch Availability Document on My Oracle Support). If you cannot patch, disable Environment Management Hub in multi-server setups or remove the PSEMHUB application in single-server setups. Path-based WAF blocking is not a substitute. Hunt web shells and rotate credentials reachable from the PeopleSoft tier.

CVSS, EPSS and KEV scores

CVSS

9.8

CNA CVSS 3.1, CVE-2026-35273. Oracle alert .

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

NVD record

EPSS

0.96678

99.88th percentile. FIRST model date .

FIRST EPSS API

CISA KEV

Listed

Added . Due . Catalog 2026.10.28.

CISA KEV catalog JSON

Exploitation

Exploited

This page records confirmed in-the-wild exploitation.

Internet exposure

No public exposure figure on this page.

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What defenders should do today

Do today

  1. 1

    Apply the CVE-2026-35273 Security Alert patch

    Oracle: apply the Security Alert for PeopleTools 8.61 and 8.62. The public alert gives no build numbers. Use the Patch Availability Document on My Oracle Support. Mandiant (25 Sep 2026): WAF rules and path-based blocking are not a substitute for patching.

    Oracle Security Alert CVE-2026-35273

  2. 2

    If you cannot patch, disable EMHub or remove PSEMHUB

    Mandiant (25 Sep 2026), citing Oracle alert guidance: disable the Environment Management Hub service in multi-server configurations, or remove the PSEMHUB application in single-server configurations. The public Oracle HTML does not reprint that text.

    Mandiant 25 Sep 2026

  3. 3

    Hunt web shells and rotate credentials on exposed hosts

    Mandiant (25 Sep 2026): treat a host with a web shell as compromised, preserve evidence, and rotate credentials reachable from the PeopleSoft tier. Check all WebLogic nodes, not only the first one identified.

    Mandiant 25 Sep 2026

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Help me defend against Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools (CVE-2026-35273). CVE IDs: CVE-2026-35273. Aliases: PeopleSoft PeopleTools, PSEMHUB, PSIGW.

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Work with me to: determine whether my environment is affected (Am I affected checks, version tables, fixed versions); propose prioritised next steps (patch, then documented mitigations if I cannot patch); map detection rules to the log sources I have; and pick retrohunt queries and look-back windows. Output a short action plan.

Guardrails: read-only checks only. Do not attempt exploitation or send exploit traffic. Do not run commands without my approval. Do not share secrets.

My environment: <describe your stack, versions, log sources>

Exposed hosts

No public figure yet

Possibly vulnerable

No public figure yet

Compromised hosts

Web shells on dozens of systems

Seen by Mandiant / GTIG,

Scanning seen

No public figure yet

Exploitation confirmed

Listed

Seen by CISA,

Mandiant / GTIG

Over 100 organizations notified

Seen by Mandiant / GTIG,

Aliases
CVE-2026-35273, PeopleSoft PeopleTools, PSEMHUB, PSIGW
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Updated

What the bug is

CVE-2026-35273 is Oracle's identifier for a remotely exploitable, unauthenticated issue in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, component Updates Environment Management, protocol HTTP.

CVE-2026-35273 is Oracle's identifier for a remotely exploitable, unauthenticated issue in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, component Updates Environment Management, protocol HTTP. Oracle Security Alert Rev 1 (10 Jun 2026) names supported versions 8.61 and 8.62, scores CVSS 3.1 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), and says successful exploitation may result in remote code execution. Oracle also says PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications customers may be affected, and that earlier unsupported versions of affected releases are likely affected. Credits: Bobby Gould and Minh Giang (TrendAI Zero Day Initiative) and Lucas Miller (TrendAI Research). NVD republishes the Oracle CNA metric as type Secondary (checked 29 Oct 2026); NVD has no NVD-produced CVSS.

ZDI (Bobby Gould, 27 Oct 2026) says that single CVE covers three distinct bugs. PeopleSoft Integration Gateway (PSIGW) HttpListeningConnector can be used as server-side request forgery: an unauthenticated caller can make the gateway send a request of its choosing. PeopleSoft Environment Management Hub (PSEMHUB) gates access with validateClient, which reads allowedhosts.properties. That file ships with localhost / 127.0.0.1 allowed, so a loopback request from PSIGW satisfies the check. From there ZDI describes two code-execution paths: an attacker-controlled file write that can drop a web shell under the PSEMHUB web application, or a planted XML file under envmetadata/data/environment/ that Java XMLDecoder reads when PSEMHUB starts (for example after a service restart). ZDI is coordinating with Oracle for separate CVEs. The Hacker News (28 Oct 2026) says none had been assigned as of that week. This page does not republish request bodies or payloads from the ZDI post.

Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group (11 Jun 2026) attribute a campaign to UNC6240 (ShinyHunters) between 27 May 2026 and 9 Jun 2026, before Oracle's 10 Jun fix, so the first wave was zero-day. Targeting in that wave was concentrated in higher education. A 25 Sep 2026 follow-up describes a later wave that reached PSEMHUB by requesting /%50SEMHUB/ instead of /PSEMHUB/, which bypasses WAF rules that match the literal path before URL decoding. Mandiant says path-based WAF blocking is not a substitute for patching.

CISA added CVE-2026-35273 to KEV on 12 Jun 2026 (due 15 Jun 2026). The catalog name is Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability. CWE-306. knownRansomwareCampaignUse Known. Checked 29 Oct 2026 against catalog 2026.10.28. Trend Micro (Jacob Santos, 18 Jun 2026) notes that XMLDecoder and JSP execution inside the WebLogic JVM can produce no child-process telemetry unless a web shell then runs an operating-system command. The same 18 Jun post says the chain affected PeopleTools 8.61 and 8.62, including installations that were fully patched before the out-of-band advisory, because Oracle's prior serialization-filter hardening does not cover this XMLDecoder code path.

Attack path

5 steps: Internet, PSIGW SSRF, PSEMHUB trusts loopback, Web shell or XMLDecoder, Theft and extortion

  1. InternetUnauthenticated HTTP reachability to PeopleSoft Integration Gateway.
  2. PSIGW SSRFHttpListeningConnector forwards a caller-chosen request (ZDI, 27 Oct 2026).
  3. PSEMHUB trusts loopbackvalidateClient allows 127.0.0.1 by default via allowedhosts.properties.
  4. Web shell or XMLDecoderFile write to a JSP, or XML read by XMLDecoder on service start.
  5. Theft and extortionCode runs as the PeopleSoft service account. UNC6240 steals data and extorts.

High-level only. Not a reproduction guide. No payloads.

Exploitation status

Listed in CISA KEV, confirmed exploitation

CISA KEV

Listed in CISA KEV as of .

CISA KEV catalog

CISA KEV catalog 2026.10.28 (released 2026-10-28T19:00:04.8077Z, 1,762 entries). CVE-2026-35273 added 2026-06-12, due 2026-06-15. vulnerabilityName: Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability. CWE-306. knownRansomwareCampaignUse Known. Checked 29 Oct 2026.

First seen

Seen . Source: Mandiant / GTIG (11 Jun 2026)

Mandiant/GTIG: activity observed 27 May 2026 to 9 Jun 2026, consistent with CVE-2026-35273, predating Oracle's 10 Jun 2026 advisory. First calendar day of any earlier use: not verified.

Am I affected?

4 inventory checks: 1 version, 1 config, 2 exposure searches

Oracle's public alert names PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 and 8.62. PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications customers may also be affected. Earlier unsupported versions are likely affected. The public alert gives no build numbers. Record the installed PeopleTools version, whether PSEMHUB / EMHub is deployed, and whether /PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector or /PSEMHUB/ is reachable from untrusted networks.

  • Record the PeopleTools version against the Security Alert table

    Version

    Oracle Security Alert Rev 1 (10 Jun 2026): supported versions 8.61 and 8.62. No public CLI version string was copied from the alert in this pass. Use the product's own version display.

    Record the installed PeopleTools version from the product's own version display and compare it to Oracle's Security Alert table (affected: 8.61 and 8.62).
    Affected
    The installed PeopleTools version is 8.61 or 8.62, or an earlier unsupported release of those trains.
    Fixed or out of scope
    The host is on a supported 8.61 or 8.62 release and the CVE-2026-35273 Security Alert patch from the Patch Availability Document on My Oracle Support is applied.

    This is inventory only. Oracle gives no public build numbers. Confirm the applied patch on My Oracle Support.

  • Record whether EMHub / PSEMHUB is deployed

    Config

    Mandiant, citing Oracle alert guidance: disable Environment Management Hub in multi-server setups, or remove the PSEMHUB application in single-server setups. On each web tier, record whether that application is present. Do not send crafted requests.

    On each PeopleSoft web-tier host, record whether the PSEMHUB application or Environment Management Hub service is deployed.
    Affected
    PSEMHUB / EMHub is deployed on a PeopleTools 8.61 or 8.62 host (or an earlier unsupported release).
    Fixed or out of scope
    PSEMHUB has been removed (single-server) or EMHub is disabled (multi-server), or the Security Alert patch is applied.

    Presence of the application is inventory, not proof of compromise. The public Oracle HTML does not reprint the workaround text.

  • Scoped host search for PeopleSoft on your estate

    Exposure search

    ProjectDiscovery Nuclei metadata (scanner first commit 16 Jun 2026, checked 29 Oct 2026) lists Shodan query http.html:"PeopleSoft". Scope it to your ranges. This is a product fingerprint, not a CVE-specific detector. Do not send crafted requests.

    shodan search 'http.html:"PeopleSoft" net:<your-range>'
    Affected
    A host in your range presents a PeopleSoft HTTP body and you have not yet confirmed it is patched or that PSEMHUB / PSIGW listening connector is unreachable from untrusted networks.
    Fixed or out of scope
    No in-scope PeopleSoft hosts, or every in-scope host is patched and the listening connector / PSEMHUB paths are not reachable from untrusted networks.

    Nuclei metadata also lists FOFA body="PeopleSoft Environment Management Hub". Scanner first commit 16 Jun 2026 per GitHub history (checked 29 Oct 2026). First-listed date of the Shodan/FOFA metadata strings: not verified. Confirm reachability in your own inventory; do not probe strangers.

  • Record whether PSIGW and PSEMHUB are reachable from untrusted networks

    Exposure search

    Mandiant: if you cannot disable EMHub, block external access to /PSEMHUB/* and /PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector. Record reachability from untrusted networks. Include percent-encoded path variants. Do not send crafted requests.

    On each PeopleSoft web tier, record whether untrusted networks can reach /PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector or /PSEMHUB/ (including percent-encoded variants such as /%50SEMHUB/). Do not send crafted requests.
    Affected
    An untrusted network can complete HTTP to those paths on a PeopleTools 8.61 or 8.62 host that is not yet patched.
    Fixed or out of scope
    Those paths are not reachable from untrusted networks after URL decoding, or the Security Alert patch is applied and EMHub / PSEMHUB is disabled or removed.

    Reachability is a precondition, not proof of compromise. Mandiant: path-based WAF matching before URL decode is not enough.

Limits

  • Oracle's public alert gives no build numbers. Confirm the applied patch on My Oracle Support.
  • No public PeopleTools CLI version string was copied from the Security Alert.
  • Trend Micro (Jacob Santos, 18 Jun 2026): the chain affected PeopleTools 8.61 and 8.62, including installations that were fully patched before the out-of-band advisory, because Oracle's prior serialization-filter hardening does not cover this XMLDecoder code path.
  • The Shodan fingerprint is Nuclei metadata, not a vendor detector.
  • Do not send crafted requests or scanner payloads against hosts you do not own.

Can't patch yet?

2 published workarounds

Oracle released an out-of-band Security Alert patch. If you cannot patch yet, Mandiant and The Hacker News attribute a workaround to Oracle's alert guidance: disable Environment Management Hub in multi-server setups, or remove the PSEMHUB application in single-server setups. Path-based WAF blocking is not a substitute for patching.

  • Disable EMHub (multi-server) or remove PSEMHUB (single-server)

    Mandiant 25 Sep 2026, citing Oracle's security alert guidance: disable the Environment Management Hub service in multi-server configurations, or remove the PSEMHUB application entirely in single-server configurations. The Hacker News (28 Oct 2026) repeats the same workaround and says restricting these admin endpoints does not break normal user sessions.

    Limits. The public Oracle HTML we opened does not reprint this wording; it points to the Patch Availability Document on My Oracle Support. Not a software fix. Re-enabling EMHub without the patch restores exposure. Confirm operational impact in your own change process.

    Verify it is in place

    PSEMHUB is not deployed on single-server hosts, or the EMHub service is stopped on multi-server hosts, and that state survives the next web-tier restart.

  • Block external access to /PSEMHUB/* and /PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector on the normalized path

    Mandiant 11 Jun 2026: if you cannot disable EMHub, block external access to /PSEMHUB/* (specifically /PSEMHUB/hub) and /PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector at the network perimeter. Mandiant 25 Sep 2026: enforce blocking on the normalized path after URL decode. WAF rules that match the literal string /PSEMHUB before decoding miss /%50SEMHUB/.

    Limits. Mandiant is explicit that WAF rules and path-based blocking are not a substitute for patching. Body-inspection rules alone were already called insufficient in June. Internal Integration Broker traffic to PSIGW can be normal (Trend Micro).

    Verify it is in place

    Untrusted networks cannot complete HTTP to /PSEMHUB/, /%50SEMHUB/, or /PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector after URL decoding. Confirm in the WAF or perimeter ACL, then re-check after the next rule change.

Detection rules

6 detection rules: 1 Sigma, 1 SPL, 1 KQL, 1 Elastic, 1 Suricata, 1 YARA. 5 detection pointers. 4 vendor signatures

Detection rule coverage by format
FormatAvailableTestedSource
SigmaYes, 1 ruleUntestedvuln2shell CC0 1.0
Splunk SPLYes, 1 ruleUntestedvuln2shell CC0 1.0
Microsoft Sentinel KQLYes, 1 ruleUntestedvuln2shell CC0 1.0
ElasticYes, 1 ruleUntestedvuln2shell CC0 1.0
SuricataYes, 1 ruleUntestedvuln2shell CC0 1.0
YARAYes, 1 ruleUntestedvuln2shell CC0 1.0

  • PeopleSoft PSEMHUB or PSIGW path from the internet

    Log source: Web / WAF / reverse-proxy / PIA WebLogic access logsHunting queryUntested
    title: PeopleSoft PSEMHUB or PSIGW path (CVE-2026-35273)
id: 3e8c1b70-6a2d-4f09-9e11-2c7d4a8f0b22
status: experimental
description: Web requests to PeopleSoft Integration Gateway HttpListeningConnector or Environment Management Hub paths that Mandiant named for CVE-2026-35273, including a percent-encoded PSEMHUB variant.
references:
    - https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/shinyhunters-renewed-mass-exploitation-campaign-targeting-oracle-peoplesoft
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35273
author: vuln2shell
date: 2026/10/29
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
    selection_path:
        cs-uri-stem|contains:
            - '/PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector'
            - '/PSEMHUB/'
            - '/%50SEMHUB/'
            - '/%50semhub/'
    condition: selection_path
falsepositives:
    - Internal Integration Broker east-west traffic to PSIGW (Trend Micro, 18 Jun 2026)
    - Legitimate Change Assistant or operations traffic to PSEMHUB from trusted hosts
level: medium

    By vuln2shell, . Source. License: CC0 1.0

    Written by vuln2shell. Untested, tune before use.

    Hunting rule from Mandiant-published paths. Mandiant (25 Sep 2026): assume any percent-encoded, mixed-case, or otherwise non-normalized variant of /PSEMHUB/, and enforce blocking on the normalized path. The path alone is not proof of exploitation. Internal PSIGW traffic can be normal. Does not include request bodies. Tune field names to your parser.

  • PeopleSoft PSEMHUB or PSIGW path (SPL)

    Log source: Web / WAF / reverse-proxy / PIA WebLogic access logsHunting queryUntested
    index=web sourcetype=access_combined
(uri_path="*/PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector*" OR uri_path="*/PSEMHUB/*" OR uri_path="*/%50SEMHUB/*" OR uri_path="*/%50semhub/*")
| stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(clientip) as src values(method) as method by uri_path, host
| convert ctime(firstTime) ctime(lastTime)

    By vuln2shell, . Source. License: CC0 1.0

    Written by vuln2shell. Untested, tune before use.

    Hunting query from Mandiant-published paths, including the percent-encoded WAF-bypass variant. Mandiant (25 Sep 2026): assume any percent-encoded, mixed-case, or otherwise non-normalized variant of /PSEMHUB/. Tune sourcetype and field names. Internal PSIGW traffic can be normal.

  • PeopleSoft PSEMHUB or PSIGW path (KQL)

    Log source: IIS / web access logs shipped to Microsoft SentinelUntested
    W3CIISLog
| where TimeGenerated > ago(14d)
| where csUriStem has "/PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector" or csUriStem has "/PSEMHUB/" or csUriStem has "/%50SEMHUB/" or csUriStem has "/%50semhub/"
| summarize count(), min(TimeGenerated), max(TimeGenerated) by Computer, cIP, csUriStem, csMethod
| order by count_ desc

    By vuln2shell, . Source. License: CC0 1.0

    Written by vuln2shell. Untested, tune before use.

    Table name varies. Map W3CIISLog to your WebLogic or proxy parser if those hosts are not IIS. Mandiant (25 Sep 2026): assume any percent-encoded, mixed-case, or otherwise non-normalized variant of /PSEMHUB/.

  • PeopleSoft PSEMHUB or PSIGW path (ES|QL)

    Log source: Web access logs in ElasticHunting queryUntested
    FROM logs-web.*
| WHERE @timestamp > NOW() - 14 days
| WHERE url.path LIKE "*\/PSIGW\/HttpListeningConnector*" OR url.path LIKE "*\/PSEMHUB\/*" OR url.path LIKE "*\/%50SEMHUB\/*" OR url.path LIKE "*\/%50semhub\/*"
| STATS count = COUNT(*) BY host.name, source.ip, url.path, http.request.method
| SORT count DESC

    By vuln2shell, . Source. License: CC0 1.0

    Written by vuln2shell. Untested, tune before use.

    Index and field names vary by integration. Hunting only. Mandiant (25 Sep 2026): assume any percent-encoded, mixed-case, or otherwise non-normalized variant of /PSEMHUB/.

  • PeopleSoft PSEMHUB or PSIGW path (Suricata)

    Log source: Network IDS / Suricata HTTP logsUntested
    alert http any any -> any any (msg:"vuln2shell PeopleSoft PSEMHUB or PSIGW path"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector"; nocase; sid:2026352731; rev:2;)
alert http any any -> any any (msg:"vuln2shell PeopleSoft PSEMHUB path"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/PSEMHUB/"; nocase; sid:2026352732; rev:2;)
alert http any any -> any any (msg:"vuln2shell PeopleSoft encoded PSEMHUB path"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri.raw; content:"/%50SEMHUB/"; nocase; sid:2026352733; rev:2;)
alert http any any -> any any (msg:"vuln2shell PeopleSoft encoded PSEMHUB path lowercase p"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri.raw; content:"/%70SEMHUB/"; nocase; sid:2026352734; rev:1;)

    By vuln2shell, . Source. License: CC0 1.0

    Written by vuln2shell. Untested, tune before use.

    Path only. No request body. Encoded rules use http.uri.raw because Suricata http.uri is the normalised buffer. %50 is Mandiant's published encoding of P; %70 is the matching encoding of p. nocase covers mixed-case of those literals. Mandiant (25 Sep 2026): assume any percent-encoded, mixed-case, or otherwise non-normalized variant of /PSEMHUB/, and enforce blocking on the normalized path. Local sids; renumber to fit your range. Needs TLS termination or decryption to see the URI. Internal PSIGW traffic can be normal.

  • Mandiant-published UNC6240 PeopleSoft filenames and hashes

    Log source: PeopleSoft web-tier filesystem (PSEMHUB.war / PORTAL.war)Untested
    import "hash"

rule v2s_peoplesoft_cve_2026_35273_mandiant
{
    meta:
        author = "vuln2shell"
        date = "2026-10-29"
        description = "Mandiant-published UNC6240 PeopleSoft artefact strings and durable SHA-256"
        source = "https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/shinyhunters-renewed-mass-exploitation-campaign-targeting-oracle-peoplesoft"
    strings:
        $readme = "README-IF-YOU-SEE-THIS-YOUVE-BEEN-HACKED.TXT"
        $ple64 = "Ple64.exe"
        $ujsp = "u.jsp"
        $u2jsp = "u2.jsp"
        $tunnel = "tunnel.jsp"
        $tunnelx = "tunnel.jspx"
        $xjsp = "x.jsp"
    condition:
        3 of ($readme, $ple64, $ujsp, $u2jsp, $tunnel, $tunnelx, $xjsp) or
        hash.sha256(0, filesize) == "2bee941fb40519d0d1ec52bd79a8f63fc65aac6455c8f2d6b668e3360dfdb5d7" or
        hash.sha256(0, filesize) == "3ba215692665513abfffd4e815c5c45f2d41e5dcc4283a2a3b740930c5c417c3"
}

    By vuln2shell, . Source. License: CC0 1.0

    Written by vuln2shell. Untested, tune before use.

    Requires three Mandiant-sourced filename strings, or a durable published SHA-256 (u.jsp or Ple64.exe from Mandiant 25 Sep 2026). README-IF-YOU-SEE-THIS-YOUVE-BEEN-HACKED.TXT is from Mandiant 11 Jun 2026. A lone x.jsp string does not match. Mandiant says x.jsp and tunnel hashes vary, so those hashes are omitted. Does not include web-shell source.

More detection content

  • ProjectDiscovery Nuclei scanner CVE-2026-35273

    By DhiyaneshDk, . First commit 16 Jun 2026 per GitHub history for http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-35273.yaml (checked 29 Oct 2026). Sends a Java deserialization check to /PSEMHUB/hub with a DNS callback. Do not run it against hosts you do not own. This site does not copy the request body. Not indexed as an RCE PoC.

  • Trend Micro PeopleSoft PeopleTools Pre-Authentication RCE

    By Jacob Santos, Trend Micro, . Named Deep Discovery, TippingPoint, and Deep Security rule IDs. Notes in-JVM execution can produce no child-process telemetry.

Vendor signatures

WAF1

WAF
SignalLog sourceWhat to look forDate
Google Security Operations Mandiant Frontline Threats (PeopleSoft)Google Security Operations curated detectionsMandiant 25 Sep 2026 names Google SecOps rules under the Mandiant Frontline Threats pack: Oracle PeopleSoft Configuration Inspection; Sshpass Interactive File Deployment; Data Archiving or Compression via Zstd Utility; MeshCentral Command Execution via Meshctrl; and pending Oracle PeopleSoft Suspicious File Write to Web Application Archive Directory. Query text is not public. Customer-only.

IPS3

IPS
SignalLog sourceWhat to look forDate
Trend Micro Deep Discovery 5855 / 5863Trend Micro Deep Discovery event logsTrend Micro (18 Jun 2026): Deep Discovery rule 5855 PeopleSoft PeopleTools Environment Management Hub (PSEMHUB) SSRF Exploit HTTP Request; rule 5863 Oracle PeopleSoft HubMBeanPersistance Deserialization of Untrusted Data RCE Exploit HTTP Request.
Trend Micro Deep Security / Vision One 1012580 / 1012585Trend Micro Deep Security / Vision One IPS event logsTrend Micro (18 Jun 2026): Deep Security, Vision One Server and Workload Protection, and Endpoint Security IPS filter 1012580 Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools SSRF Vulnerability (CVE-2026-35273); filter 1012585 Oracle PeopleSoft Untrusted Data Deserialization Vulnerability (ZDI-CAN-31817).
Trend Micro TippingPoint 47502 / 47529 / 47545Trend Micro TippingPoint SMS event logsTrend Micro (18 Jun 2026): TippingPoint filter 47502 CVE-2026-35273 HTTP Oracle PeopleSoft Server-Side Request Forgery; filter 47529 ZDI-CAN-31817; filter 47545 ZDI-CAN-31818.

Vendor advisories and signature updates

Look for past exploitation

Search from 27 May 2026, 2 queries, 16 published IOCs

If PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.61 or 8.62 was reachable on /PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector or /PSEMHUB/ (including /%50SEMHUB/), hunt from 27 May 2026 in web logs, web-tier files, and process telemetry. Mandiant observed zero-day use through 9 Jun 2026 and a later wave around 25 Sep 2026.

How far back to search

Search from (first exploitation). This date is a lower bound.

Mandiant/GTIG (11 Jun and 25 Sep 2026) dates the first observed UNC6240 wave from 27 May 2026 to 9 Jun 2026, before Oracle's 10 Jun advisory. Earlier use: not verified.

Log sources needed

Log sources needed
SourceWhyNeeded
PIA WebLogic / WAF / proxy access logsMandiant: POST /PSEMHUB/hub, POST /PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector, and percent-encoded /%50SEMHUB/ variants from external IPs.Required
PeopleSoft web-tier filesystemMandiant: unexpected JSP, JSPX, and EXE files under PSEMHUB.war and PORTAL.war; unauthorized envmetadata content.Required
EDR / process telemetry on WebLogic hostsMandiant: shells spawned by the WebLogic Java process. Trend Micro: in-JVM execution can leave no child process.Required
Outbound firewall / NetFlow from PeopleSoft hostsMandiant: outbound SMB/445, SSH, and HTTP to published network indicators; large archives.Optional

Steps

  1. 1

    Search access logs for PSEMHUB, encoded PSEMHUB, and PSIGW from 27 May 2026

    Hunt POST requests to /PSEMHUB/hub, /%50SEMHUB/hub, and /PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector from untrusted source IPs. Mandiant: hosts the actor validated but did not yet exploit may show only the encoded POST, with no follow-on files.

  2. 2

    Inspect PSEMHUB.war and PORTAL.war on every WebLogic node

    Mandiant 25 Sep 2026: look for files that are not part of the shipped product, including x.jsp, u.jsp, tunnel.jsp, tunnel.jspx, and Ple64.exe. Check all nodes behind a load balancer.

  3. 3

    Review envmetadata and unexpected MeshCentral agents

    Inspect envmetadata/transactions/ and envmetadata/data/environment/. Mandiant June also names unexpected directories logs, persistantstorage, or scratchpad (Mandiant spelling). On Linux, earlier waves dropped meshagent files under /tmp.

Queries

Queries marked origin vuln2shell are our own and are dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0. Tune before use. Third-party hunts stay credited with a link.

  • PeopleSoft PSEMHUB or PSIGW path since 27 May 2026

    Log source: Web / WAF / reverse-proxy / PIA WebLogic access logs. Time range: From 2026-05-27Untested
    index=web sourcetype=access_combined earliest="05/27/2026:00:00:00"
(uri_path="*/PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector*" OR uri_path="*/PSEMHUB/*" OR uri_path="*/%50SEMHUB/*" OR uri_path="*/%50semhub/*")
| stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(clientip) as src values(method) as method by uri_path, host
| convert ctime(firstTime) ctime(lastTime)

    By vuln2shell, . Source. License: CC0 1.0

    Written by vuln2shell. Untested, tune before use.

    Path hunt only. A hit is reachability or probing, not proof of a web shell. Mandiant (25 Sep 2026): assume any percent-encoded, mixed-case, or otherwise non-normalized variant of /PSEMHUB/.

  • PeopleSoft PSEMHUB or PSIGW path since 27 May 2026 (KQL)

    Log source: IIS / web access logs shipped to Microsoft Sentinel. Time range: From 2026-05-27, limited by retentionUntested
    W3CIISLog
| where TimeGenerated >= datetime(2026-05-27)
| where csUriStem has "/PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector" or csUriStem has "/PSEMHUB/" or csUriStem has "/%50SEMHUB/" or csUriStem has "/%50semhub/"
| summarize count(), min(TimeGenerated), max(TimeGenerated) by Computer, cIP, csUriStem, csMethod
| order by count_ desc

    By vuln2shell, . Source. License: CC0 1.0

    Written by vuln2shell. Untested, tune before use.

    Map W3CIISLog to your WebLogic or proxy parser if those hosts are not IIS. Mandiant (25 Sep 2026): assume any percent-encoded, mixed-case, or otherwise non-normalized variant of /PSEMHUB/.

Artefacts to check

Artefacts to check
KindWhatDetailSource
Web logPOST /PSEMHUB/hub or /%50SEMHUB/hub from an external IPMandiant 25 Sep 2026. Encoded path is the published WAF-bypass variant. A request alone is not a web shell.
Web logPOST /PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector from an external IPMandiant 11 Jun and 25 Sep 2026. SSRF entry named by ZDI and Trend Micro.
File<PS_CFG_HOME>/webserv/<domain>/applications/peoplesoft/PSEMHUB.war/x.jspMandiant 25 Sep 2026 host indicator. Primary execution web shell filename.
File<PS_CFG_HOME>/webserv/<domain>/applications/peoplesoft/PSEMHUB.war/Ple64.exeMandiant 25 Sep 2026: trojanized installer delivering SIDEEYE.
FileREADME-IF-YOU-SEE-THIS-YOUVE-BEEN-HACKED.TXTMandiant 11 Jun 2026 defacement and extortion marker copied into WebLogic and Process Scheduler directories.
ProcessWebLogic Java spawning cmd.exe, /bin/sh, or bashMandiant 25 Sep 2026 fileless method. Trend Micro: in-JVM execution can produce no child process.

Published IOCs

Network and file indicators above are copied from Mandiant/GTIG 11 Jun 2026 and 25 Sep 2026 as written. x.jsp and tunnel.jsp / tunnel.jspx hashes are omitted because Mandiant says they vary. The [victim_abbreviation]_fanout.sh name is a Mandiant placeholder, not a matchable indicator. Mandiant also published a GTI collection for registered users; that extra set was not opened here. Do not invent IPs, hashes, or user-agents.

Published IOCs
TypeValueContextSource
IP5.199.162.157Mandiant 25 Sep 2026: attack controller, scanner, and HTTP callback receiver
IP104.219.234.138Mandiant 25 Sep 2026: exfiltration staging and remote management host
IP162.219.30.165Mandiant 25 Sep 2026: C2 for SIDEEYE backdoor (TCP/3333 control, TCP/3334 data)
Domainwinmanage-me.networkMandiant 25 Sep 2026: resolves to 104.219.234.138; MeshCentral infrastructure
Hash2bee941fb40519d0d1ec52bd79a8f63fc65aac6455c8f2d6b668e3360dfdb5d7Mandiant 25 Sep 2026 SHA-256 for u.jsp
Hash3ba215692665513abfffd4e815c5c45f2d41e5dcc4283a2a3b740930c5c417c3Mandiant 25 Sep 2026 SHA-256 for Ple64.exe (SIDEEYE)
IP142.11.200.186Mandiant 11 Jun 2026 staging host. GTIG triaged five sequential IPs hosting Python SimpleHTTP on port 8888.
IP142.11.200.187Mandiant 11 Jun 2026 staging host. GTIG triaged five sequential IPs hosting Python SimpleHTTP on port 8888.
IP142.11.200.188Mandiant 11 Jun 2026 staging host. GTIG triaged five sequential IPs hosting Python SimpleHTTP on port 8888.
IP142.11.200.189Mandiant 11 Jun 2026 staging host. GTIG triaged five sequential IPs hosting Python SimpleHTTP on port 8888.
IP142.11.200.190Mandiant 11 Jun 2026 staging host. GTIG triaged five sequential IPs hosting Python SimpleHTTP on port 8888.
Domainazurenetfiles.netMandiant 11 Jun 2026 MeshCentral C2 masquerading as Azure NetApp Files (wss://azurenetfiles.net:443/agent.ashx). Later waves also used microsoft-entra.net and enroll.azuredevice.cloud (Mandiant 25 Sep 2026).
Hashf02a924c9ff92a8780ce812511341182c6b509d45bc59f3f7b522e37225d24fcMandiant 11 Jun 2026 SHA-256 for meshagent64-azure-ops.exe
Hashd83fdb9e53c5ff03c4cb0451ea1bebd79b53f29eadc1e2fa394c7af13a86ce2fMandiant 11 Jun 2026 SHA-256 for meshagent64-v2.exe
Hashc7e9332731b06644fc73e0046a2a89eaa59b09f54250e9bd622467187351711fMandiant 11 Jun 2026 SHA-256 for meshagent32-azure-ops.exe
Hash68257a6f9ff196179ec03624e849927f26599eb180a7c82e14ef5bc4e93bc309Mandiant 11 Jun 2026 SHA-256 for unconfigured Linux meshagent

What a hit means

  • Attempt

    External POST to /PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector, /PSEMHUB/hub, or /%50SEMHUB/hub, with no unexpected file under PSEMHUB.war and no shell spawn.

  • Likely compromise

    Unexpected XML under envmetadata/data/environment/, a WebLogic Java process spawning a shell after 27 May 2026, data staging (tar, zstd, rsync), or outbound connections to published C2. The staging and C2 bar is vuln2shell hunting guidance, not a Mandiant confirmed-compromise criterion.

  • Compromise (Mandiant guidance)

    Mandiant 25 Sep 2026: organizations that identify a web shell should treat the host as compromised.

Next steps

  1. 1

    Apply the Security Alert patch and disable or remove EMHub if unused

    Oracle patch plus Mandiant: disable EMHub in multi-server setups or remove PSEMHUB in single-server setups. Path-based WAF blocking is not a substitute.

    Oracle Security Alert CVE-2026-35273Mandiant 25 Sep 2026

  2. 2

    Preserve web-tier files and rotate credentials

    Mandiant 25 Sep 2026: treat a host with a web shell as compromised, preserve evidence, and rotate credentials reachable from the PeopleSoft tier, including database strings in psappsrv.cfg, Integration Broker credentials, and cloud credentials on the web tier.

    Mandiant 25 Sep 2026

Limits

  • Lookback is a lower bound. Search only as far as your logs go; many SIEMs keep 30 to 90 days.
  • Trend Micro (18 Jun 2026): XMLDecoder and JSP execution inside the WebLogic JVM can produce no child-process telemetry.
  • Mandiant: a percent-encoded POST with no follow-on files can be target verification only.
  • PeopleSoft Change Assistant and Veritas NetBackup write envmetadata paths in normal operation (Trend Micro).
  • Mandiant GTI collection for registered users was not opened. Extra IOCs there: not verified.
  • First calendar day of any use before 27 May 2026: not verified.

If you find a hit

3 containment steps, 2 rotation items, 7 persistence rows, 4 evidence items

Treat a host with a web shell as compromised. Preserve evidence, apply the Security Alert patch, disable or remove EMHub if unused, and rotate credentials reachable from the PeopleSoft tier. Patching closes the door; The Hacker News notes the sources do not settle whether it evicts access already gained.

Containment

  1. 1

    Treat a web-shell host as compromised and isolate it

    Mandiant 25 Sep 2026: organizations that identify a web shell should treat the host as compromised. Check every WebLogic node behind a load balancer. Restrict untrusted access to /PSEMHUB/* and /PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector while you patch.

  2. 2

    Apply the Security Alert patch

    Oracle: apply the CVE-2026-35273 Security Alert on supported 8.61 and 8.62. An upgrade does not replace hunting if the host was reachable while vulnerable.

  3. 3

    Disable EMHub or remove PSEMHUB if you do not need it

    Mandiant, citing Oracle guidance: disable EMHub in multi-server setups or remove PSEMHUB in single-server setups.

Rotate

  • Database connection strings in psappsrv.cfg, Integration Broker credentials, and cloud credentials reachable from the web tier

    Mandiant 25 Sep 2026: rotate credentials readable by the PeopleSoft application service account, including database connection strings in psappsrv.cfg, Integration Broker credentials, and any cloud credentials reachable from the web tier. Prioritize hosts where WebLogic runs as root or SYSTEM.

  • Other secrets the PeopleSoft host could reach

    General

    General: if unauthenticated code execution succeeded, treat secrets on or behind the host as exposed.

Observed behaviour

  • Percent-encoded PSEMHUB path to bypass WAF

    Mandiant 25 Sep 2026: UNC6240 requested /%50SEMHUB/ instead of /PSEMHUB/ so WAF rules that match the literal path before URL decode would miss it.

  • Fileless command execution via PSEMHUB hub

    Mandiant 25 Sep 2026: POST to /%50SEMHUB/hub returning command output in the HTTP response with no file written. On the host this appears as cmd.exe or /bin/sh spawned by WebLogic Java.

  • Data theft and extortion

    Mandiant: UNC6240 steals data and threatens to publish it on a leak site. First wave data appeared on the ShinyHunters DLS on 9 Jun 2026. Prepare for extortion communications.

Reported persistence

Reported persistence
KindWhatDetailSource
Web shellPSEMHUB.war/x.jspMandiant 25 Sep 2026 primary execution web shell filename. Hashes vary.
Web shellPSEMHUB.war/u.jsp (and u2.jsp)Mandiant 25 Sep 2026 stager servlet used to upload Ple64.exe.
Web shellPSEMHUB.war/tunnel.jsp and tunnel.jspxMandiant 25 Sep 2026 Neo-reGeorg tunnel servlets.
PathPSEMHUB.war/Ple64.exeMandiant 25 Sep 2026 trojanized installer delivering SIDEEYE.
Pathenvmetadata/data/environment/*.xmlZDI and Mandiant: planted XML read by XMLDecoder at PSEMHUB start.
PathREADME-IF-YOU-SEE-THIS-YOUVE-BEEN-HACKED.TXTMandiant 11 Jun 2026 defacement and extortion marker.
ServiceMeshAgent (meshagent, meshagent.msh, meshagent.db under /tmp in earlier waves)Mandiant: MeshCentral agents in May/July waves under the PeopleSoft service account; September used winmanage-me.network.

Evidence to keep

  1. 1

    Installed PeopleTools version and patch state from before the upgrade

    Preserve the version you recorded against the Security Alert so you can show whether the host was 8.61 or 8.62 while PSEMHUB or PSIGW was reachable.

  2. 2

    Copies of unexpected files under PSEMHUB.war and PORTAL.war

    Keep x.jsp, u.jsp, tunnel.jsp, tunnel.jspx, Ple64.exe, and any other unexpected JSP or EXE, plus their timestamps, before restore or upgrade.

  3. 3

    envmetadata contents and web-tier restart logs

    Trend Micro (18 Jun 2026): preserve envmetadata contents and web-tier restart logs first. A planted XML object may sit dormant until the next restart.

  4. 4

    Access logs for PSEMHUB, encoded PSEMHUB, and PSIGW from 27 May 2026

    Keep inbound session records. No invented attacker IPs beyond the Mandiant lists already on this page.

Limits

  • The Hacker News (28 Oct 2026): sources do not settle whether applying the patch removes access an attacker already gained. Mandiant's rotate-and-hunt guidance assumes it does not.
  • Trend Micro: a quiet SIEM is the predictable shape of in-JVM execution, not clearance.
  • Public Oracle HTML does not reprint PAD workaround text.
  • Web-shell source from Mandiant figures is not copied here.

Affected versions

4 versions tracked: 2 Affected, 1 May be affected (Oracle), 1 Likely affected (Oracle: not tested)

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools

Product version table
VersionStatusFixed version / ETAAdvisory
PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61
Affected
apply the CVE-2026-35273 Security Alert patch (Patch Availability Document on My Oracle Support)

This Security Alert addresses vulnerability CVE-2026-35273 in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools. Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications customers may also be affected by this vulnerability. This vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability may result in remote code execution.

Source
PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.62
Affected
apply the CVE-2026-35273 Security Alert patch (Patch Availability Document on My Oracle Support)

This Security Alert addresses vulnerability CVE-2026-35273 in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools. Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications customers may also be affected by this vulnerability. This vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability may result in remote code execution.

Source
PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications
May be affected (Oracle)
apply the CVE-2026-35273 Security Alert patch (Patch Availability Document on My Oracle Support)

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications customers may also be affected by this vulnerability.

Source
Earlier unsupported PeopleTools releases
Likely affected (Oracle: not tested)
Upgrade to a supported 8.61 or 8.62 release and apply the CVE-2026-35273 Security Alert patch (Patch Availability Document on My Oracle Support)

Product releases that are not under Premier Support or Extended Support are not tested for the presence of vulnerabilities addressed by this Security Alert. However, it is likely that earlier versions of affected releases are also affected by these vulnerabilities.

Source

Questions

6 questions

What is PeopleSoft?

CVE-2026-35273 is Oracle's identifier for a remotely exploitable, unauthenticated issue in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, component Updates Environment Management, protocol HTTP.

Read more

Oracle Security Alert Rev 1 (10 Jun 2026) names supported versions 8.61 and 8.62, scores CVSS 3.1 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), and says successful exploitation may result in remote code execution. Oracle also says PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications customers may be affected, and that earlier unsupported versions of affected releases are likely affected. Credits: Bobby Gould and Minh Giang (TrendAI Zero Day Initiative) and Lucas Miller (TrendAI Research). NVD republishes the Oracle CNA metric as type Secondary (checked 29 Oct 2026); NVD has no NVD-produced CVSS.

See What the bug is.

Which PeopleSoft versions are affected?

Affected (10 Jun 2026) (2): PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61, PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.62. May be affected (Oracle) (10 Jun 2026) (1): PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications. Likely affected (Oracle: not tested) (10 Jun 2026) (1): Earlier unsupported PeopleTools releases.

See Affected versions.

Which version fixes PeopleSoft?

Page patch status: Patched.

Read more

PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61: apply the CVE-2026-35273 Security Alert patch (Patch Availability Document on My Oracle Support) (10 Jun 2026). PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.62: apply the CVE-2026-35273 Security Alert patch (Patch Availability Document on My Oracle Support) (10 Jun 2026). PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications: apply the CVE-2026-35273 Security Alert patch (Patch Availability Document on My Oracle Support) (10 Jun 2026). Earlier unsupported PeopleTools releases: Upgrade to a supported 8.61 or 8.62 release and apply the CVE-2026-35273 Security Alert patch (Patch Availability Document on My Oracle Support) (10 Jun 2026).

See Affected versions.

Is PeopleSoft exploited or in CISA KEV?

Listed in CISA KEV (added 12 Jun 2026, due 15 Jun 2026). Catalog 2026.10.28, checked 29 Oct 2026. This page records confirmed exploitation. First seen 27 May 2026. Source: Mandiant / GTIG (11 Jun 2026).

See Exploitation status.

How do I detect PeopleSoft?

This page has 6 detection rules dated 25 Sep 2026.

Read more

Languages: sigma, spl, kql, esql, suricata, yara. Log sources: Web / WAF / reverse-proxy / PIA WebLogic access logs, IIS / web access logs shipped to Microsoft Sentinel, Web access logs in Elastic, Network IDS / Suricata HTTP logs, PeopleSoft web-tier filesystem (PSEMHUB.war / PORTAL.war). Detection pointers: Internet requests to /PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector (Web / WAF / reverse-proxy / PIA WebLogic access logs); Requests to /PSEMHUB/ and percent-encoded variants (Web / WAF / reverse-proxy / PIA WebLogic access logs); New JSP files in PeopleSoft web application directories (Host filesystem / FIM on PeopleSoft web-tier directories); Unexpected XML under PSEMHUB envmetadata (Host filesystem / FIM on PSEMHUB envmetadata directories); WebLogic Java spawning a shell (EDR / process telemetry on PeopleSoft WebLogic hosts). Pointer dates: 11 Jun 2026, 25 Sep 2026, 27 Oct 2026. Vendor signatures: Trend Micro Deep Discovery 5855 / 5863; Trend Micro TippingPoint 47502 / 47529 / 47545; Trend Micro Deep Security / Vision One 1012580 / 1012585; Google Security Operations Mandiant Frontline Threats (PeopleSoft). Signature dates: 18 Jun 2026, 25 Sep 2026.

See Detection rules.

How do I look for past PeopleSoft exploitation?

If PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.61 or 8.62 was reachable on /PSIGW/HttpListeningConnector or /PSEMHUB/ (including /%50SEMHUB/), hunt from 27 May 2026 in web logs, web-tier files, and process telemetry.

Read more

Mandiant observed zero-day use through 9 Jun 2026 and a later wave around 25 Sep 2026. Search from 27 May 2026 (first exploitation). Lookback sources: Mandiant / GTIG (11 Jun 2026); Mandiant / GTIG (25 Sep 2026).

See Look for past exploitation.

Timeline12

12 events: 6 shown as key events

Key events

Newest first.

  1. Disclosure

    ZDI (Bobby Gould) published the SSRF-to-RCE chain: three bugs under one CVE. Coordinating separate CVEs with Oracle. This is technical analysis, not a public PoC.

    Source
  2. Exploited

    Mandiant/GTIG: renewed mass exploitation. WAF bypass via /%50SEMHUB/. Web shells on dozens of systems across more sectors. Path-based WAF blocking is not a substitute for patching.

    Source
  3. KEV

    CISA added CVE-2026-35273 to KEV. Due 15 Jun 2026. knownRansomwareCampaignUse Known. CWE-306. Rapid7 published an early-threat note the same day.

    Source
  4. Advisory

    Oracle published Security Alert CVE-2026-35273 Rev 1. PeopleTools 8.61 and 8.62. Unauthenticated HTTP. CVSS 3.1 9.8. May result in RCE. Credits: Bobby Gould, Minh Giang, Lucas Miller.

    Source
  5. Exploited

    Mandiant/GTIG: first-wave activity through 9 Jun 2026. Stolen data published on the ShinyHunters data leak site the same day. Open attacker staging directories reported publicly.

    Source
  6. Exploited

    Mandiant/GTIG: UNC6240 (ShinyHunters) activity consistent with CVE-2026-35273 begins. Staging hosts installed MeshCentral 1.1.59 at 22:14 UTC. Zero-day relative to Oracle's 10 Jun advisory.

    Source
Full timeline (12)
Wed 28 Oct 20261
  1. Note

    The Hacker News: ZDI says one CVE is three chained flaws; separate CVEs not assigned as of that week. The Register covered the same ZDI breakdown.

    Source
Tue 27 Oct 20261
  1. Disclosure

    ZDI (Bobby Gould) published the SSRF-to-RCE chain: three bugs under one CVE. Coordinating separate CVEs with Oracle. This is technical analysis, not a public PoC.

    Source
Fri 25 Sep 20261
  1. Exploited

    Mandiant/GTIG: renewed mass exploitation. WAF bypass via /%50SEMHUB/. Web shells on dozens of systems across more sectors. Path-based WAF blocking is not a substitute for patching.

    Source
Thu 18 Jun 20261
  1. Advisory

    Trend Micro published a technical analysis: XMLDecoder and JSP execution inside the WebLogic JVM can produce no child-process telemetry. Named Deep Discovery, TippingPoint, and Deep Security rule IDs.

    Source
Fri 12 Jun 20262
  1. KEV

    CISA added CVE-2026-35273 to KEV. Due 15 Jun 2026. knownRansomwareCampaignUse Known. CWE-306. Rapid7 published an early-threat note the same day.

    Source
  2. Advisory

    Kudelski Security published a defender summary of the UNC6240 campaign and the same Mandiant-attributed indicators.

    Source
Thu 11 Jun 20262
  1. Disclosure

    NVD published CVE-2026-35273. Status when we opened the record on 29 Oct 2026: Analyzed. Oracle CNA CVSS 3.1 9.8 listed as type Secondary. Last modified 23 Jul 2026. NVD has no NVD-produced CVSS.

    Source
  2. Exploited

    Mandiant/GTIG published the first campaign write-up. Notified over 100 organizations; 68 percent higher education. NVD published CVE-2026-35273 at 04:16 UTC.

    Source
Wed 10 Jun 20262
  1. Advisory

    Oracle published Security Alert CVE-2026-35273 Rev 1. PeopleTools 8.61 and 8.62. Unauthenticated HTTP. CVSS 3.1 9.8. May result in RCE. Credits: Bobby Gould, Minh Giang, Lucas Miller.

    Source
  2. Disclosure

    ZDI says TrendAI Zero Day Initiative first reported the issue to Oracle on 10 Jun 2026 (same calendar day as the alert).

    Source
Tue 9 Jun 20261
  1. Exploited

    Mandiant/GTIG: first-wave activity through 9 Jun 2026. Stolen data published on the ShinyHunters data leak site the same day. Open attacker staging directories reported publicly.

    Source
Wed 27 May 20261
  1. Exploited

    Mandiant/GTIG: UNC6240 (ShinyHunters) activity consistent with CVE-2026-35273 begins. Staging hosts installed MeshCentral 1.1.59 at 22:14 UTC. Zero-day relative to Oracle's 10 Jun advisory.

    Source

News & write-ups

11 news or write-ups

Government2

PoC index (for defenders)

No public PoC indexed. ZDI 27 Oct 2026 is technical analysis, not a PoC. A ProjectDiscovery Nuclei scanner exists (first commit 16 Jun 2026 per GitHub history, checked 29 Oct 2026); it is linked under Detection, not as an RCE PoC, and this site does not copy its request body. Other GitHub repositories that claim a PoC were not independently validated and are not linked.

Public proof-of-concept links for defensive validation, with a source and a validation status.

No public PoC indexed. ZDI 27 Oct 2026 is technical analysis, not a PoC. A ProjectDiscovery Nuclei scanner exists (first commit 16 Jun 2026 per GitHub history, checked 29 Oct 2026); it is linked under Detection, not as an RCE PoC, and this site does not copy its request body. Other GitHub repositories that claim a PoC were not independently validated and are not linked.

Open questions

3 open questions

  • One CVE, three ZDI bugs; separate CVEs not assigned

    ZDI (27 Oct 2026) reported three distinct issues (ZDI-CAN-31816 SSRF, ZDI-CAN-31818 file-path write, ZDI-CAN-31817 XMLDecoder) and says it is coordinating with Oracle for separate CVEs. The Hacker News (28 Oct 2026) says the June identifier was still the only one on the record as of that week. Independent assignment of extra CVEs: not verified.

  • Oracle public alert does not reprint the workaround text

    The public Security Alert HTML (Rev 1, 10 Jun 2026) points to a Patch Availability Document for mitigation and installation instructions. That document sits on My Oracle Support (login). Mandiant (11 Jun and 25 Sep 2026) and The Hacker News (28 Oct 2026) attribute the disable-EMHub / remove-PSEMHUB workaround to Oracle's alert guidance. The public HTML we opened does not reprint that wording. PAD build numbers: no statement yet.

  • CWE labels differ across sources

    CISA KEV and the NVD CISA Coordinator weakness list CWE-306 (missing authentication for a critical function). Rapid7 (12 Jun 2026) says TrendAI detection signatures classify the underlying flaw as SSRF (CWE-918). ZDI describes three bugs. This page does not resolve the labels.

Original research

6 original research links

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