| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle Java SE 7u321/8u311/11.0.13/17.01. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Hotspot. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-21305. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 7u321/8u311/11.0.13/17.01 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Hotspot. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 7u321, 8u311, 11.0.13, 17.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.4 and 21.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, 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 Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability 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. This vulnerability can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).
The weakness was released 01/19/2021 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2022. It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-21305. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/28/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208596 (CentOS 7 : java-1.8.0-openjdk (RHSA-2022:0306)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208596). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.oracle.com
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: UnknownCWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 208596
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : java-1.8.0-openjdk (RHSA-2022:0306)
Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
01/19/2021 🔍01/19/2021 🔍
11/15/2021 🔍
01/19/2022 🔍
05/28/2026 🔍
Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2022
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-21305 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21305
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-191031
Entry
Created: 01/19/2022 15:48Updated: 05/28/2026 11:45
Changes: 01/19/2022 15:48 (40), 01/24/2022 05:11 (3), 01/24/2022 05:20 (11), 10/14/2024 15:28 (16), 05/28/2026 11:45 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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