CVE-2021-35689

A potential vulnerability in the Oracle Talent Acquisition Cloud - Taleo Enterprise Edition. This high severity potential vulnerability allows attackers to perform remote code execution on Taleo Enterprise Edition system. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized remote code execution within Taleo Enterprise Edition and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Talent Acquisition Cloud - Taleo Enterprise Edition. All affected customers were notified of CVE-2021-35689 by Oracle.

Published: 2022-02-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-35689 is rated High Risk (67.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.12%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-35689

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-07-16 1.99% 2.12% +0.13%
2 2026-06-15 3.11% 1.99% -1.12%
3 2026-03-17 — 3.11% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-35689

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-35689

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-35689

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle talent_acquisition_cloud — cpe:2.3:a:oracle:talent_acquisition_cloud:-:*:*:*:taleo_enterprise:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-35689

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