Oracle PeopleSoft

Cisco Confirms Active Exploitation of CVE-2026-76504 in Catalyst SD-WAN Manager

Cisco has confirmed that the critical vulnerability CVE-2026-76504 in Catalyst SD-WAN Manager has been exploited in attacks throughout September. The flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 and allows attackers to gain full administrator access without any credentials by bypassing API authentication through malformed URI encoding. The issue affects the login session handling mechanism, enabling forged requests to grant netadmin privileges by default. Similar URI manipulation techniques were observed earlier this month in Oracle PeopleSoft attacks. Patches are available across multiple release trains including 20.9.10.1, 20.12.8.2, 20.15.6.1, 20.18.4.1, 26.1.2.1 and 26.2.1, while older installations must migrate to supported versions. Cisco recommends restricting access to trusted hosts and placing the Manager behind firewalls until updates are applied. The vulnerability was discovered during routine support operations and verified by Cisco's Product Security Incident Response Team.

Mandiant Uncovers WAF Bypass Campaign Exploiting Critical Oracle PeopleSoft CVE-2026-35273

Mandiant has identified an active campaign abusing CVE-2026-35273, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in Oracle PeopleSoft's Environment Management Hub (PSEMHUB). Attackers bypass web application firewalls by replacing the literal path /PSEMHUB/ with /%50SEMHUB/, exploiting the fact that many WAF rules inspect the URL before decoding while the PeopleSoft application server decodes it afterward. The exploitation chain relies on Java object deserialization via POST requests to /%50SEMHUB/hub, allowing deployment of two distinct JSP web shells. The group then establishes persistence with a trojanized installer that drops the SIDEEYE backdoor along with Neo-reGeorg and MeshAgent. Activity attributed to UNC6240, linked to ShinyHunters, began as a zero-day against educational institutions in June 2026 and has since expanded to higher education, technology, healthcare, agriculture, transportation, and government sectors.

ShinyHunters Claims Breach of FBI Recruitment Portal and Demands Eight-Figure Ransom

The hacker group ShinyHunters has publicly claimed responsibility for compromising the FBI's official recruitment website, FBIjobs.gov, asserting access to sensitive data belonging to nearly all FBI agents as well as job applicants. According to the group, the intrusion extended to multiple internal systems including criminal justice databases, human resources platforms, and Medlink. The attackers stated they exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft to achieve remote code execution and subsequently defaced the careers site with a fabricated seizure notice. The FBI has acknowledged awareness of unauthorized activity on the portal but has not confirmed any data theft or the scope of the intrusion. ShinyHunters is now demanding an eight-figure ransom payment, framing the amount as a minor fraction of its own resources and warning that time is limited. The operation appears to be retaliation for an FBI public statement issued in May regarding the group's prior activities. Independent verification of the claims remains unavailable, and experts note that extortion groups routinely exaggerate the value of stolen data to increase pressure on victims.