CVE-2023-22045

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition, Oracle GraalVM for JDK product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u371, 8u371-perf, 11.0.19, 17.0.7, 20.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.10, 21.3.6, 22.3.2; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.7 and 20.0.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition, Oracle GraalVM for JDK. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition, Oracle GraalVM for JDK 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 3.7 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Published: 2023-07-18 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-22045 is rated Low Risk (37.9/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.16%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.03% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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-2023-22045

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 2026-06-15 0.13% 1.16% +1.03%
2 2026-04-19 0.20% 0.13% -0.07%
3 2026-04-01 0.20%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-22045

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.7 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.2 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-22045

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-22045

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2023-22045: 4 source package rows (openjdk11, openjdk17, openjdk17-ppc64le-bootstrap, openjdk8); 19 state rows across 6 repos (3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 19, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-22045
debian not yet assigned CVE-2023-22045 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-2023-22045
gentoo high CVE-2023-22045: 2 GLSA(s) (202407-24, 202412-07), 4 atom(s) (dev-java/openjdk, dev-java/openjdk-bin, dev-java/openjdk-jre-bin, media-libs/harfbuzz); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2023-22045
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-22045
suse low https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-22045/
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-22045 medium priority: Ubuntu including 12 source packages (openjdk, openjdk-13, …), 108 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 57, ignored 16, released 15, needs-triage 12, not-affected 8. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-22045

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-22045

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle graalvm 20.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.3.10:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
oracle graalvm 21.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.3.6:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
oracle graalvm 22.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:22.3.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
oracle graalvm_for_jdk 17.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm_for_jdk:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle graalvm_for_jdk 20.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm_for_jdk:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update371:*:*:-:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update371:*:*:enterprise_performance_pack:*:*:*
oracle jdk 11.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:11.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 17.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 20.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update371:*:*:-:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update371:*:*:enterprise_performance_pack:*:*:*
oracle jre 11.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:11.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 17.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 20.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 12.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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_insights_storage_workload_security_agent cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_insights_storage_workload_security_agent:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_insight cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-22045

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