CVE-2022-21618

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: JGSS). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 17.0.4.1, 19; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.3 and 22.2.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via Kerberos 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).

Published: 2022-10-18 Last update: 2026-05-27 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-21618 is rated Low Risk (37.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-21618

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 2026-04-19 0.29% 0.24% -0.05%
2 2026-04-01 0.18% 0.29% +0.11%
3 2025-11-21 0.18%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-21618

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]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-21618

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-21618

GHSA-wq9f-w2rj-j5wc · Severity: medium — Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE ...

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-21618

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2022-21618: 2 source package rows (openjdk17, openjdk17-ppc64le-bootstrap); 8 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 8, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-21618
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-21618 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openjdk-17), 3 status rows across 3 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-21618
gentoo normal CVE-2022-21618: 2 GLSA(s) (202401-25, 202409-26), 5 atom(s) (dev-java/icedtea, dev-java/icedtea-bin, dev-java/openjdk, dev-java/openjdk-bin, dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-21618
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-21618
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-21618/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-21618 medium priority: Ubuntu including 9 source packages (icedtea-web, openjdk-13, …), 66 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 25, not-affected 17, released 10, needs-triage 8, ignored 6. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-21618

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-21618

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle graalvm 21.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.3.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
oracle graalvm 22.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:22.2.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
oracle jdk 17.0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:17.0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 19 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 17.0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:17.0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 19 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 35 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 36 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp 7-mode_transition_tool cpe:2.3:a:netapp:7-mode_transition_tool:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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, <= 11.70.2 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_unified_manager cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*
azul zulu 11.58 cpe:2.3:a:azul:zulu:11.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
azul zulu 13.50 cpe:2.3:a:azul:zulu:13.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
azul zulu 15.42 cpe:2.3:a:azul:zulu:15.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
azul zulu 17.36 cpe:2.3:a:azul:zulu:17.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
azul zulu 19.28 cpe:2.3:a:azul:zulu:19.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-21618

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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/37QDWJBGEPP65X43NXQTXQ7KASLUHON6/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3ARF4QF4N3X5GSFHXUBWARGLISGKJ33R/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3QLQ7OD33W6LT3HWI7VYDFFJLV75Y73K/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EXSBV3W6EP6B7XJ63Z2FPVBH6HAPGJ5T/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-25
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0012/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2022.html Patch Vendor Advisory
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