CVE-2022-21291 [Medium] | Security Vulnerability in Graalvm

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 7u321, 8u311, 11.0.13, 17.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.4 and 21.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, 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 Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability 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. This vulnerability can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.13%	2.84%	+2.71%
2	2025-12-30	0.17%	0.13%	-0.04%
3	2025-12-28	—	0.17%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.13%

2.84%

+2.71%

2025-12-30

0.17%

0.13%

-0.04%

2025-12-28

—

0.17%

—

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]

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]

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-21291

vendor	priority	summary	link
`alpine`	—	CVE-2022-21291: 5 source package rows (openjdk11, openjdk13, openjdk15, openjdk17, openjdk17-ppc64le-bootstrap); 21 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 21, open 0.	https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-21291
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2022-21291 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (openjdk-11, openjdk-17), 5 status rows across 3 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid): resolved 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-21291
`gentoo`	low	CVE-2022-21291: 1 GLSA(s) (202209-05), 3 atom(s) (dev-java/openjdk, dev-java/openjdk-bin, dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin); latest impact low.	https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-21291
`redhat`	medium	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-21291
`suse`	medium	CVE-2022-21291 severity moderate: SUSE including 407 source package names (10.1.33-openjdk11-59.4:java-11-openjdk-11.0.14.0-3.74.2, 10.1.33-openjdk11-59.4:java-11-openjdk-headless-11.0.14.0-3.74.2, …), 989 product×package rows across 136 product lines (Container bci/openjdk, Container bci/openjdk-devel, … (136 product lines)): Fixed 634, Known Affected 231, Known Not Affected 109, Will Not Fix 15.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-21291/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2022-21291 medium priority: Ubuntu including 10 source packages (icedtea-web, openjdk-12, …), 150 status rows across 15 suites (bionic, focal, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 80, not-affected 27, ignored 21, needs-triage 16, released 6.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-21291

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-21291

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
oracle	graalvm	20.3.4	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.3.4::::enterprise:::
oracle	graalvm	21.3.0	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.3.0::::enterprise:::
oracle	jdk	1.7.0	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update321::::::
oracle	jdk	1.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update311::::::
oracle	jdk	11.0.13	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:11.0.13:::::::*
oracle	jdk	17.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:17.0.1:::::::*
oracle	jre	1.7.0	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update321::::::
oracle	jre	1.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update311::::::
oracle	jre	11.0.13	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:11.0.13:::::::*
oracle	jre	17.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:17.0.1:::::::*
debian	debian_linux	10.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
debian	debian_linux	11.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*
netapp	7-mode_transition_tool	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:7-mode_transition_tool:-:::::::*
netapp	active_iq_unified_manager	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:::::vmware_vsphere::
netapp	active_iq_unified_manager	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:::::windows::
netapp	cloud_insights_acquisition_unit	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_insights_acquisition_unit:-:::::::*
netapp	cloud_secure_agent	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_secure_agent:-:::::::*
netapp	e-series_santricity_os_controller	>= 11.0.0, <= 11.70.1	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller::::::::
netapp	e-series_santricity_storage_manager	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_storage_manager:-:::::::*
netapp	e-series_santricity_web_services	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_web_services:-:::::web_services_proxy::
netapp	hci_management_node	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:::::::*
netapp	oncommand_insight	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:::::::*
netapp	oncommand_workflow_automation	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:::::::*
netapp	santricity_storage_plugin	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:santricity_storage_plugin:-:::::vcenter::
netapp	santricity_unified_manager	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:santricity_unified_manager:-:::::::*
netapp	snapmanager	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:::::oracle::
netapp	snapmanager	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:::::sap::
netapp	solidfire	—	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:::::::*
oracle	openjdk	>= 11, <= 11.0.13	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk::::::::
oracle	openjdk	>= 13, <= 13.0.9	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk::::::::
oracle	openjdk	>= 15, <= 15.0.5	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk::::::::
oracle	openjdk	17	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:17:::::::*
oracle	openjdk	17.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:17.0.1:::::::*
fedoraproject	fedora	34	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:::::::*

References for CVE-2022-21291

URL	Tags
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2DIN3L6L3SVZK75CKW2GPSU4HIGZR7XG/	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-05	Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220121-0007/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5057	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5058	Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html	Vendor Advisory

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CVE-2022-21291

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-21291

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-21291

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-21291

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-21291

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-21291

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-21291

References for CVE-2022-21291