How severe is CVE-2025-21541?

CVE-2025-21541 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.4, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity low, and availability none.

Is CVE-2025-21541 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (18th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-21541?

CVE-2025-21541 affects Oracle Workflow. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-21541?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2025-21541 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-21541 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-2530.

When was CVE-2025-21541 published?

CVE-2025-21541 was published on 2025-01-21 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-21541

CVE-2025-21541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Workflow with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.4. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-281.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.4)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (18th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-2530
Weakness: CWE-281
Affected product: Oracle Workflow
Published: 2025-01-21
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Admin Screens and Grants UI). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.14. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Workflow. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Workflow accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Workflow accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-21541?: Vulnerability in the Oracle Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Admin Screens and Grants UI). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.14. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Workflow. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Workflow accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Workflow accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).
How severe is CVE-2025-21541?: CVE-2025-21541 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.4, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity low, and availability none.
Is CVE-2025-21541 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (18th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-21541?: CVE-2025-21541 affects Oracle Workflow. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-21541?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2025-21541 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-21541 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-2530.
When was CVE-2025-21541 published?: CVE-2025-21541 was published on 2025-01-21 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2025.html

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:workflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

More vulnerabilities in Oracle Workflow

CVE-2006-1884 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Thesaurus Management System component in Oracle E-Business Suite and OPA 4.5.2…
CVE-2024-21071 — Critical (CVSS 9.1): Vulnerability in the Oracle Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Admin Screens and Grants UI).…
CVE-2021-2015 — High (CVSS 8.2): Vulnerability in the Oracle Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Worklist). Supported versions that…
CVE-2022-21567 — High (CVSS 7.5): Vulnerability in the Oracle Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Worklist). Supported versions that…
CVE-2006-0552 — High (CVSS 7.5): Unspecified vulnerability in the Net Listener component of Oracle Database server 8.1.7.4, 9.0.1.5, 9.0.1.5 FIPS, and…
CVE-2025-53052 — Medium (CVSS 6.1): Vulnerability in the Oracle Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Workflow Notification Mailer).…

All CVEs affecting Oracle Workflow →

Other CWE-281 (Improper Preservation of Permissions) vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-36532 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Insecure permissions in kruise v1.6.2 allows attackers to access sensitive data and escalate privileges by obtaining…
CVE-2024-56973 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Alvaria, Inc Unified IP Unified Director before v.7.2SP2 allows a remote attacker…
CVE-2024-46622 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): An Escalation of Privilege security vulnerability was found in SecureAge Security Suite software 7.0.x before 7.0.38,…
CVE-2024-55507 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): An issue in CodeAstro Complaint Management System v.1.0 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the…
CVE-2024-54465 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.2. An app may be…
CVE-2024-41650 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Open Robotics Robotic Operating System 2 ROS2 navigation2 v.humble allows an…

Browse all CWE-281 (Improper Preservation of Permissions) vulnerabilities →