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Oracle Java SE JAXP Component Exposes Sensitive Information, Scores 7.5

Last refreshed2026-09-26

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-22016

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-22016
CVSS Score / Version7.5 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-09-24
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Proseattack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is none; availability impact is none.
Affected productsOracle JRE, Oracle JDK, Oracle GraalVM, and Oracle GraalVM for JDK
Classified asCWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)
Exploitation prediction (EPSS)0.70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (51% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model.

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
OracleJRE
OracleJDK
OracleGraalVM
OracleGraalVM for JDK
SubsystemsGeneral OT
SectorsMultiple

What to Know

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).

What to Do

Monitor Oracle's web page for any future patch releases. See vendor advisory link below.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22016
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22016
Vendor advisoryhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2026.html