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CVE-2025-21502 Oracle Java SE

Affected softwareOracle Java SE
Affected versionsOracle Java SE: 8u431-perf, 11.0.25, 17.0.13, 21.0.5, 23.0.1; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.13, 21.0.5, 23.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.16, 21.3.12
Severity4.8 Medium CVSS 3.1
Fixed inOracle Critical Patch Update January 2025
WeaknessIncorrect authorization (CWE-863)
Published21 Jan 2025
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u431-perf, 11.0.25, 17.0.13, 21.0.5, 23.0.1; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.13, 21.0.5, 23.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.16 and 21.3.12. Difficult to exploit 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 update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of 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 4.8 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published a year ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.99% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

This is a proprietary Oracle product. Oracle's security advisory is the source of public detail for this CVE.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued
  • Review human Researcher
  • Record active
Decided by Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding A manual classification set this CVE's status to No source fix or exploit.

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2026 ↗ CPU 2026-Q3 Oracle SQL Developer / Installation (24.3)
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2025 ↗ CPU 2025-Q1 Oracle Java SE / Hotspot (Oracle Java SE: 8u431-perf, 11.0.25, 17.0.13, 21.0.5, 23.0.1; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.13, 21.0.5, 23.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.16, 21.3.12)
Oracle's 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.

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Java SE Hotspot Oracle Java SE: 8u431-perf, 11.0.25, 17.0.13, 21.0.5, 23.0.1; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.13, 21.0.5, 23.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.16, 21.3.12 8.0.431.0 · 11.0.25.0 · 17.0.13.0 · 20.3.16.0 · 21.0.5.0 · 21.3.12.0 · 23.0.1.0
Oracle SQL Developer Installation 24.3 24.3

Products and versions

11 products, 22 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd debian debian linux generic 11.0
nvd netapp active iq unified manager generic any version
nvd netapp bootstrap os generic any version
nvd netapp brocade san navigator generic any version
nvd netapp data infrastructure insights storage workload security agent generic any version
nvd netapp oncommand insight generic any version
nvd netapp oncommand workflow automation generic any version
nvd oracle graalvm javase 20.3.16 · 21.3.12
nvd oracle graalvm for jdk javase 17.0.13 · 21.0.5 · 23.0.1
nvd oracle jdk javase 1.8.0:update431 · 11.0.25 · 17.0.13 · 21.0.5 · 23.0.1
nvd oracle jre javase 1.8.0:update431 · 11.0.25 · 17.0.13 · 21.0.5 · 23.0.1

References

URLTags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0421 ADVISORY, RHSA-2025:0421
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-21502 REPORT, RHSA-2025:0421
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2338992 REPORT, RHSA-2025:0421
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0422 ADVISORY, RHSA-2025:0422
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0423 ADVISORY, RHSA-2025:0423
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0426 ADVISORY, RHSA-2025:0426
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:0429 ADVISORY, RHSA-2025:0429
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2615 ADVISORY, RHSA-2025:2615
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2025.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/25/6 Mailing List

Timeline

Published2025-01-21By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.