CVE-2021-2161
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries).…
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Description
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u291, 8u281, 11.0.10, 16; Java SE Embedded: 8u281; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 19.3.5, 20.3.1.2 and 21.0.0.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java SE, Java SE Embedded, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. It can also be exploited by supplying untrusted data to APIs in the specified Component. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).
Timeline
ID reserved
By oracle
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| oracleCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Weakness
- Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java SE, Java SE Embedded, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data.
Affected products
Oracle Corporation · Java SE JDK and JRE
- affected Java SE:7u291
- affected Java SE:8u281
- affected Java SE:11.0.10
- affected Java SE:16
- affected Java SE Embedded:8u281
- affected Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:19.3.5
- affected Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:20.3.1.2
- affected Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:21.0.0.2
References (13)
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2021.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210423 [SECURITY] [DLA 2634-1] openjdk-8 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-4899 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2021-6eb9bbbf0c (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2021-65aa196c14 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2021-25b47f16af (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2021-8b80ef64f1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2021-f71b592e07 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2021-b88e86b753 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://docs.azul.com/core/zulu-openjdk/release-notes/april-2021.html#fixed-common-vulnerabilities-and-exposures (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10366 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-202209-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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