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Publication date: 2026-01-20

Last updated on: 2026-01-30

Assigner: Oracle

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: RMI). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u471, 8u471-b50, 8u471-perf, 11.0.29, 17.0.17, 21.0.9, 25.0.1; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.17 and 21.0.9; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.16. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability can be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. This vulnerability also applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.8 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

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Meta Information

Published

2026-01-20

Last Modified

2026-01-30

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-01-21

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-21925

EUVD

EUVD-2026-3584

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
oracle	graalvm	21.3.16
oracle	graalvm_for_jdk	17.0.17
oracle	graalvm_for_jdk	21.0.9
oracle	jdk	1.8.0
oracle	jdk	1.8.0
oracle	jdk	1.8.0
oracle	jdk	11.0.29
oracle	jdk	17.0.17
oracle	jdk	21.0.9
oracle	jdk	25.0.1
oracle	jre	1.8.0
oracle	jre	1.8.0
oracle	jre	1.8.0
oracle	jre	11.0.29
oracle	jre	17.0.17
oracle	jre	21.0.9
oracle	jre	25.0.1

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Exploitability

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-NVD-CWE-noinfo

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, and Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition, specifically in the RMI component. It allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to exploit APIs, such as those used by web services, to gain unauthorized read and write access to some accessible data. It can also affect Java deployments running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or applets that load untrusted code relying on the Java sandbox for security. The vulnerability is difficult to exploit and impacts confidentiality and integrity.

Impact Analysis

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability can allow an attacker to perform unauthorized updates, inserts, or deletions on some accessible data within Oracle Java SE and related products, as well as unauthorized reading of some data. This could lead to data compromise or manipulation without proper authorization.

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