Oracle Java SE up to 24.0.1 JSSE access control

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A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Java SE up to 24.0.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component JSSE. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-30754. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle Java SE up to 24.0.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component JSSE. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in Oracle Java SE (component: JSSE). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u451, 8u451-perf, 11.0.27, 17.0.15, 21.0.7, 24.0.1; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.15, 21.0.7 and 24.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.14. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via TLS to compromise Oracle Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Java SE accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Java SE 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 does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). 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).

It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-30754 since 03/26/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/28/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242142 (RHEL 8 / 9 : java-17-openjdk (RHSA-2025:10867)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (242142), EUVD (EUVD-2025-21525) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1569). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository
• Amazon Linux 2
• IBM InfoSphere Information Server
• Open Source OpenJDK
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
• Ubuntu Linux
• IBM WebSphere Application Server
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• IBM Integration Bus
• IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software
• Hitachi Ops Center
• IGEL OS
• Hitachi Configuration Manager
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• Dell Data Protection Advisor
• IBM Storwize
• IBM Business Automation Workflow
• IBM FlashSystem
• IBM Rational Business Developer
• IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager
• SUSE openSUSE
• IBM License Metric Tool
• IBM App Connect Enterprise
• Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
• HCL BigFix
• Azul Zulu
• IBM TXSeries
• IBM MQ
• IBM SPSS
• Hitachi Command Suite
• Dell Avamar
• IBM Tivoli Monitoring
• Oracle Java SE
• Oracle GraalVM
• Amazon Corretto
• IBM Semeru Runtime
• IBM Java
• IBM Installation Manager
• IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager
• IBM Tivoli Network Manager
• Absolute Secure Access
• IBM Sterling Connect:Direct
• IBM DataPower Gateway
• Dell NetWorker
• RealObjects PDFreactor
• IBM SAN Volume Controller

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Type

• Programming Language Software

Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• Java SE

Version

• 8u451
• 8u451-perf
• 11.0.27
• 17.0.15
• 21.0.7
• 24.0.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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