CVE-2026-83378
MEDIUM 4.8Vulnerability in Oracle Java SE (component: Compiler). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 21.0.12.1, 25.0.4.1 and 27. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols 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 can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. 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).
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 13th percentile
Impact if exploited
4.8CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityLow
- IntegrityLow
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ⚠Complexity: Needs a race window or specific setup
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Weakness (CWE)
Not classified.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Vendor product assessments
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java-21-openjdk-portable.src as a component of Red Hat build of OpenJDK 21 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-21-openjdk-portable?arch=src
- none available: Affected
java-21-openjdk-demo-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-21-openjdk-demo-fastdebug
- none available: Affected
java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug
- none available: Affected
java-25-openjdk-crypto-adapter-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-25-openjdk-crypto-adapter-fastdebug
- none available: Affected
java-25-openjdk-headless-slowdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-25-openjdk-headless-slowdebug
- none available: Affected
java-25-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-25-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug
- none available: Affected
java-1.7.0-openjdk-src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-1.7.0-openjdk-src
- no fix planned: Out of support scope
java-1.8.0-openjdk-src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-1.8.0-openjdk-src
- no fix planned: Out of support scope
java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel
- no fix planned: Out of support scope
java-21-openjdk-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-21-openjdk-fastdebug
- none available: Affected
java-21-openjdk-src-slowdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-21-openjdk-src-slowdebug
- none available: Affected
java-21-openjdk-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-21-openjdk-fastdebug
- none available: Affected
java-21-openjdk-src-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-21-openjdk-src-fastdebug
- none available: Affected
java-25-openjdk-demo-slowdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-25-openjdk-demo-slowdebug
- none available: Affected
java-25-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-25-openjdk-jmods-slowdebug
- none available: Affected
java-25-openjdk.src as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-25-openjdk?arch=src
- none available: Affected
java-1.8.0-openjdk-portable.src as a component of Red Hat build of OpenJDK 1.8 · known not affected
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Reason: vulnerable code not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/java-1.8.0-openjdk-portable?arch=src
Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected
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Reason: vulnerable code not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility
Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-debug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected
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Reason: vulnerable code not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless-debug
Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00java-1.8.0-ibm as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-1.8.0-ibm
Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00java-1.8.0-openjdk as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected
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Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00java-1.8.0-openjdk-slowdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-1.8.0-openjdk-slowdebug
Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00java-17-openjdk-demo-slowdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-17-openjdk-demo-slowdebug
Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00java-17-openjdk-javadoc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-17-openjdk-javadoc
Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00java-17-openjdk-src-slowdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-17-openjdk-src-slowdebug
Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-slowdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Reason: vulnerable code not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo-slowdebug
Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc
Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00java-17-openjdk-demo as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-17-openjdk-demo
Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00java-17-openjdk-headless-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Reason: vulnerable code not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/java-17-openjdk-headless-fastdebug
Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00java-17-openjdk-src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Reason: vulnerable code not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/java-17-openjdk-src
Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00java-17-openjdk-portable.src as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images · known not affected
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Reason: vulnerable code not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/java-17-openjdk-portable?arch=src
Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 4.8 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - MEDIUM 4.8 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
Advisories
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html CVE record · oracle · Updated 2026-10-20T21:23:37.939Z
NVD · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-21T18:44:19.627
Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00 - https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-83378.json Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-106296 EUVD · EUVD-2026-106296
Technical & other
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-83378 Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2557757 Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-83378 Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83378 Red Hat · CVE-2026-83378 · Updated 2026-10-22T22:00:20+00:00