CVE-2021-41041

In Eclipse Openj9 before version 0.32.0, Java 8 & 11 fail to throw the exception captured during bytecode verification when verification is triggered by a MethodHandle invocation, allowing unverified methods to be invoked using MethodHandles.

Published: 2022-04-26 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-41041 is rated Moderate Risk (41.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.98%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-41041

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 2026-06-21 0.92% 0.98% +0.07%
2 2026-06-15 0.09% 0.92% +0.83%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.09% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-41041

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N 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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-41041

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-41041

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-41041
ubuntu low CVE-2021-41041 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (eclipse), 3 status rows across 3 suites (bionic, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-41041

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-41041

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
eclipse openj9 < 0.32.0 cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:openj9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle java_se 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:java_se:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle java_se 11 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:java_se:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-41041

URL Tags
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=579744 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/pull/14935 Patch Third Party Advisory
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