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two unauthenticated remote-code-execution flaws rated 9.8 were disclosed the same day — one in oracle peoplesoft, already being actively exploited by the shinyhunters extortion group against governments and universities, and one in splunk enterprise, enabled by default on cloud instances. both require no login to exploit.

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the shinyhunters group exploited a critical oracle peoplesoft remote-code-execution flaw (cve-2026-35273, severity 9.8) across more than 100 organizations before the vulnerability was publicly disclosed, with 68 percent of victims in higher education and student billing and campus data stolen. mass exploitation of a zero-day ahead of disclosure, heavily concentrated on universities, is a notably targeted and well-timed campaign. 95%
a group calling itself shinyhunters exploited an unpatched oracle peoplesoft remote-code flaw (cvss 9.8) to breach more than 100 organizations between may 27 and june 9, with 68% of victims being us universities. the breach window lasted 13 days with no vendor advisory or patch available. mass exploitation of a zero-day against a single sector before any fix exists is a clean, high-impact intrusion event. 93%
a group tracked as shinyhunters exploited an unpatched oracle peoplesoft flaw (cve-2026-35273, severity 9.8) between late may and june 9, breaching over 100 organizations — about 68 percent of them universities. as of june 10 oracle had released no patch. a single zero-day reaching this many institutions while no fix exists is an unusual concentration on the education sector. 93%
two high-severity vulnerabilities were under active exploitation simultaneously: a cvss 9.8 flaw in splunk enterprise allowing unauthenticated remote file manipulation, with a federal patch deadline of june 23; and an oracle peoplesoft pre-authentication remote code execution zero-day exploited for two weeks before a patch existed, compromising over 100 organizations, predominantly universities. separately, the fortibleed campaign was disclosed as having compromised over 86,000 fortigate devices through default credential abuse. the convergence of three distinct critical exploits in a single reporting window is atypical. 92%
oracle e-business suite cve-2026-46817 (cvss 9.8) affecting payment systems entered active exploitation. separately, shinyh hunters claimed data theft from the national association of insurance commissioners via an oracle peoplesoft zero-day, publishing allegedly stolen files after a failed ransom. two distinct oracle vulnerabilities in active use simultaneously, targeting financial and insurance regulatory infrastructure, is a notable concentration. 91%
a critical oracle peoplesoft vulnerability — cvss score 9.8, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution — was actively exploited in over 100 breaches between may 27 and june 9 before oracle published any warning, a two-week unwarned exploitation window. affected systems include universities, hospitals, and government agencies running peoplesoft for payroll and records. google mandiant confirmed the active exploitation timeline. the two-week gap between known exploitation and vendor disclosure is the structurally anomalous element here. 91%

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