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CVE-2025-53057 Oracle Java SE

Affected softwareOracle Java SE
Affected versionsOracle Java SE: 8u461, 8u461-perf, 11.0.28, 17.0.16, 21.0.8, 25; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.16, 21.0.8; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.15
Severity5.9 Medium CVSS 3.1
Fixed inOracle Critical Patch Update October 2025
WeaknessImproper access control (CWE-284)
Published21 Oct 2025
Updated18 Oct 2026

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Security). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u461, 8u461-perf, 11.0.28, 17.0.16, 21.0.8, 25; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.16 and 21.0.8; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.15. 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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or 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 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).

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 0.53% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • 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 Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2025 ↗ CPU 2025-Q4 Oracle Java SE / Security (Oracle Java SE: 8u461, 8u461-perf, 11.0.28, 17.0.16, 21.0.8, 25; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.16, 21.0.8; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.15)
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 Security Oracle Java SE: 8u461, 8u461-perf, 11.0.28, 17.0.16, 21.0.8, 25; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.16, 21.0.8; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.15 8.0.461.0 · 11.0.28.0 · 17.0.16.0 · 21.0.8.0 · 21.3.15.0 · 25.0.0.0

Products and versions

4 products, 13 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd oracle graalvm javase 21.3.15
nvd oracle graalvm for jdk javase 17.0.16 · 21.0.8
nvd oracle jdk javase 1.8.0:update461 · 11.0.28 · 17.0.16 · 21.0.8 · 25
nvd oracle jre javase 1.8.0:update461 · 11.0.28 · 17.0.16 · 21.0.8 · 25

References

URLTags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18814 ADVISORY, RHSA-2025:18814
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-53057 REPORT, RHSA-2025:18814
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2403082 REPORT, RHSA-2025:18814
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18815 ADVISORY, RHSA-2025:18815
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18818 ADVISORY, RHSA-2025:18818
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18821 ADVISORY, RHSA-2025:18821
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18824 ADVISORY, RHSA-2025:18824
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21485 ADVISORY, RHSA-2025:21485
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22370 ADVISORY, RHSA-2025:22370
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22672 ADVISORY, RHSA-2025:22672

Timeline

Published2025-10-21By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-10-18NVD's own last-modified date for this record.