Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-21449

High

Published: 19 April 2022

Published
19 April 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.3433 97.1th percentile
Risk Priority 36 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-21449 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Azul Zulu. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 2.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

The vulnerability affects the Libraries component of Oracle Java SE versions 17.0.2 and 18 as well as Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition versions 21.3.1 and 22.0.0.2. It is rated with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 and stems from an integrity flaw that can be triggered across multiple network protocols, enabling unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data. The issue is relevant to Java deployments that execute untrusted code under the Java sandbox model, including sandboxed applets and Web Start applications, and can also be reached directly through APIs that supply data to the affected component.

An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit the flaw to compromise data integrity without requiring user interaction or elevated privileges. Successful attacks allow modification of all data accessible to the Oracle Java SE or GraalVM process, whether the entry point is a sandboxed client application loading remote code or an API call originating from a web service.

The associated EPSS values show a current score of 0.3433 against a recorded peak of 0.3490. No further details on patches or specific mitigations are provided in the available references.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 17.0.2 and 18; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.1 and 22.0.0.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows…

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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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all 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 7.5 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

CWE(s)
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

oracle
graalvm
21.3.1, 22.0.0.2
oracle
jdk
17.0.2, 18
debian
debian linux
10.0, 11.0
netapp
7-mode transition tool
all versions
netapp
active iq unified manager
all versions
netapp
cloud insights
all versions
netapp
e-series santricity os controller
11.0
netapp
e-series santricity storage manager
all versions
netapp
e-series santricity web services
all versions
netapp
oncommand insight
all versions
+6 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References