CVE-2026-91403
CRITICAL 9.1Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: JSSE). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u511, 8u511-perf, 11.0.33, 17.0.21, 21.0.13, 25.0.5, 27.0.1; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.21 and 21.0.13; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.20. Easily exploitable 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 as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to 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 9.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
Severe if exploited (CVSS 9.1), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 24th percentile
Impact if exploited
9.1CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- 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: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Data snapshot:
Affected
Vendors Oracle Corporation
Products Oracle Java Se Oracle Graalvm For Jdk Oracle Graalvm Enterprise Edition
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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Vendor product assessments
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java-openjdk.win.jdk.x86_64.zip as a component of Red Hat build of OpenJDK 1.8 · known affected
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pkg:generic/java-openjdk.win.jdk.x86_64.zip
- none available: Affected
java-25-openjdk.portable.jdk.x86_64.tar.xz as a component of Red Hat build of OpenJDK 25 · known affected
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pkg:generic/java-25-openjdk.portable.jdk.x86_64.tar.xz
- none available: Affected
java-21-openjdk-headless as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-21-openjdk-headless
- none available: Fix deferred
java-21-openjdk-slowdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-21-openjdk-slowdebug
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java-25-openjdk as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-25-openjdk
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java-25-openjdk-devel-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-25-openjdk-devel-fastdebug
- none available: Fix deferred
java-25-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-25-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug
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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: Fix deferred
java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless
- no fix planned: Out of support scope
java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility
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java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc
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java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-1.8.0-openjdk-accessibility
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java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-slowdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-slowdebug
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java-1.8.0-openjdk-src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected
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java-17-openjdk-devel-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-17-openjdk-devel-fastdebug
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java-17-openjdk-jmods as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-17-openjdk-jmods
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java-17-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-17-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug
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java-21-openjdk-devel-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected
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java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug
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java-21-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-21-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug
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java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel-slowdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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java-1.8.0-openjdk-src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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java-17-openjdk-devel-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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java-17-openjdk-jmods as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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java-17-openjdk-static-libs-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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java-21-openjdk-devel-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-21-openjdk-jmods-fastdebug
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java-21-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/java-21-openjdk-static-libs-slowdebug
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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
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java-25-openjdk-javadoc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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java-25-openjdk-static-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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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
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Unverified PoC candidates
Catalogue matches for further research. These repositories have not been validated as working exploits.
4 candidates
- https://github.com/Carl0gonzalez/java-security-update
Security update for CVE-2026-91403
PoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-91403
PoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-91403 · Updated 2026-10-22T19:41:24Z - https://github.com/hubly12/javafix
Check and fix Java runtimes for CVE-2026-91403 (compromised eMudhra intermediates) on Windows and macOS — consent-first, no dependencies, no network.
PoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-91403
PoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-91403 · Updated 2026-10-23T07:36:03Z - https://github.com/FahrihFatahilah/CVE-2026-91403-eMudhra-Java-ScannerPoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-91403
PoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-91403 · Updated 2026-10-26T02:53:16Z - https://github.com/siladu/fix-cve-2026-91403PoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-91403
PoC-in-GitHub · CVE-2026-91403 · Updated 2026-10-24T01:30:38Z
All CVSS metrics
- CRITICAL 9.1 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CRITICAL 9.1 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
Advisories
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/alert-cve-2026-91403.html CVE record · oracle · Updated 2026-10-21T21:23:28.057Z
NVD · CVE-2026-91403 · Updated 2026-10-24T20:16:30.970
Red Hat · CVE-2026-91403 · Updated 2026-10-23T16:43:05+00:00 - https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-91403.json Red Hat · CVE-2026-91403 · Updated 2026-10-23T16:43:05+00:00
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-107578 EUVD · EUVD-2026-107578
Technical & other
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-91403 Red Hat · CVE-2026-91403 · Updated 2026-10-23T16:43:05+00:00
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2558584 Red Hat · CVE-2026-91403 · Updated 2026-10-23T16:43:05+00:00
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-91403 Red Hat · CVE-2026-91403 · Updated 2026-10-23T16:43:05+00:00
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-91403 Red Hat · CVE-2026-91403 · Updated 2026-10-23T16:43:05+00:00
- https://openjdk.org/groups/vulnerability/advisories/2026-10-21 Red Hat · CVE-2026-91403 · Updated 2026-10-23T16:43:05+00:00