GHSA-975q-8v3h-8j23 · Severity: medium — Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE ...
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: 7u343, 8u333, 11.0.15.1, 17.0.3.1, 18.0.1.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.6, 21.3.2 and 22.1.0. 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 read access to a subset 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 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-21540 is rated Moderate Risk (43.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2026-03-04 | 0.31% | 0.43% | +0.12% |
| 2 | 2026-03-01 | 0.43% | 0.31% | -0.12% |
| 3 | 2026-02-04 | — | 0.43% | — |
Full EPSS history (42 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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3.9 | 1.4 | [email protected] |
GHSA-975q-8v3h-8j23 · Severity: medium — Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE ...
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
|
— | CVE-2022-21540: 6 source package rows (openjdk11, openjdk13, openjdk15, openjdk17, openjdk17-ppc64le-bootstrap, openjdk8); 28 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 28, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-21540 |
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2022-21540 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 3 source packages (openjdk-11, openjdk-17, openjdk-8), 6 status rows across 3 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid): resolved 6. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-21540 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2022-21540: 1 GLSA(s) (202401-25), 3 atom(s) (dev-java/openjdk, dev-java/openjdk-bin, dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-21540 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-21540 |
suse
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medium | — | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-21540/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2022-21540 medium priority: Ubuntu including 10 source packages (icedtea-web, openjdk-12, …), 140 status rows across 14 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 76, released 26, needs-triage 16, ignored 14, not-affected 8. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-21540 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| oracle | graalvm | 20.3.6 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.3.6:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* |
| oracle | graalvm | 21.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.3.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* |
| oracle | graalvm | 22.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:22.1.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update343:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update333:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 11.0.15.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:11.0.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 17.0.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:17.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 18.0.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:18.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update343:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.8.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update333:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 11.0.15.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:11.0.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 17.0.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:17.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 18.0.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:18.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | >= 11, <= 11.0.15 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | >= 13, <= 13.0.11 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | >= 15, <= 15.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | >= 17, <= 17.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update101:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update111:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update121:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update13:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update131:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update141:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update15:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update151:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update161:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update17:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update171:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update181:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update191:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update201:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update21:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update211:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update221:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update231:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update241:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update25:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update251:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update261:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update271:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update281:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update291:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update301:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update311:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update321:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update40:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update45:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update51:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update55:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update60:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update65:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update67:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update72:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update76:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update80:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update85:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update9:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update91:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update95:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update97:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update99:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 8 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 8 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 8 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 8 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 8 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 8 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 8 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 8 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | openjdk | 8 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone8:*:*:*:*:*:* |