Vulnerability report

Active exploitation observed Confirmed confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2013-3821

PeopleSoft Products

Oracle / PeopleSoft Products

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Severity
CVSS 6.4 · Medium
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Observed in sensors
EPSS
6.9%
First observed
22 Jun 2026
Last observed
21 Aug 2026

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2013-3821 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Oracle PeopleSoft Products. Unspecified vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component in Oracle PeopleSoft Products 8.51, 8.52, and 8.53...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian sensors observed exploitation attempts with confirmed confidence.

Who is affected?

Oracle / PeopleSoft Products.

What should we do?

Patch immediately, validate internet-facing exposure, and monitor for matching requests.

Overview

PeopleSoft Products

Unspecified vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component in Oracle PeopleSoft Products 8.51, 8.52, and 8.53 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and availability via unknown vectors related to Integration Broker.

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Published
17 Jul 2013
Exploited Since
22 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
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CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

Previdian

Recorded 14 Jul 2026

Previdian independently recorded this as exploited after first seeing it in honeypot sensors.

Active exploitation observed

Previdian sensor

First observed 14 Jul 2026

Previdian first observed exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability in our honeypot sensors.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
Previdian First 2026-08-07 10:09 UTC

Operational indicators for this CVE are listed under Detection.

Sensor telemetry

First-party evidence of exploitation activity

Previdian sensors recorded exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability. The cards and chart show volume, unique attackers, and daily activity.

3

Attempts observed

1

Unique attacker IPs

1

Attacker countries

NL

1

Sensors observed

CVE-2013-3821 exploitation attempts over the last 85 days

Daily events observed by Previdian sensors

Updated 13 Sep 2026

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First observed 22 Jun 2026 · Last observed 21 Aug 2026

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Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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Attacker IP Indicators

Attacker IP indicators observed · available in Pro and Enterprise.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v2.0

6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

EPSS

6.9%

Recent mention · Rapid7

Active Exploitation of Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day (CVE-2026-35273)

OverviewOn June 10, 2026, Oracle published a security alert for CVE-2026-35273, a critical vulnerability in the Updates Environment Management component of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Oracle released an out-of-band patch the same day as the advisory, underscoring the...

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Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Observed by Previdian sensors

    Evidence-backed exploitation signal

  2. Indicators of compromise added (10)

    Indicators of compromise recorded

  3. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2013-3821

Free JSON includes basic KEV fields 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2013-3821",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 6.4,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.06897,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": true
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 3, "sensors": 1 }
}