CVE-2026-22016

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: JAXP). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u481, 8u481-b50, 8u481-perf, 11.0.30, 17.0.18, 21.0.10, 25.0.2, 26; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.18 and 21.0.10; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.17. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition 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 7.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Published: 2026-04-21 Last update: 2026-04-27 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-22016 is rated Moderate Risk (42.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-22016

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 2026-05-23 0.12% 0.15% +0.04%
2 2026-04-27 0.03% 0.12% +0.09%
3 2026-04-22 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-22016

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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: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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-22016

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-22016

GHSA-9m62-hmpm-rr2m · Severity: high — Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-22016

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-22016 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 5 source packages (openjdk-11, openjdk-17, openjdk-21, openjdk-25, openjdk-8), 12 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 12. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-22016
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22016
suse high CVE-2026-22016 severity important: SUSE including 20 source package names (java-10-openjdk, java-10-openjdk-accessibility, …), 37 product×package rows across 7 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS, … (7 product lines)): Known Not Affected 37. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22016/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-22016 medium priority: Ubuntu including 11 source packages (openjdk-13, openjdk-16, …), 66 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 43, DNE 19, ignored 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-22016

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-22016

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle jre 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update481:*:*:-:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update481:*:*:enterprise_performance_pack:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update481_b50:*:*:-:*:*:*
oracle jre 11.0.30 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:11.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 17.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:17.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 21.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:21.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 25.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:25.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 26 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update481:*:*:-:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update481:*:*:enterprise_performance_pack:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update481_b50:*:*:-:*:*:*
oracle jdk 11.0.30 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:11.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 17.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:17.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 21.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:21.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 25.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:25.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 26 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle graalvm 21.3.17 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.3.17:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
oracle graalvm_for_jdk 17.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm_for_jdk:17.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle graalvm_for_jdk 21.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm_for_jdk:21.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-22016

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