CVE-2026-16441: openj9 from 0.8.0 (inclusive), before 0.60.0 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-16441. CVSS 3.1 base score 9.6 (CRITICAL, NVD). EPSS 0.00534 (percentile 0.44293), scored 24-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

openj9 · from 0.8.0 (inclusive), before 0.60.0 (exclusive)
eclipse

OpenJ9 · 0.8.0 to before 0.60.0
Eclipse Foundation

Description’s affected range: versions up to 0.60, when executing class files where a previously concrete superclass method

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 4.0): Network (remote) · Low privileges required · Active user interaction

What an attacker can do

Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 6.9/10) rates confidentiality impact as none; integrity impact as high; availability impact as low. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 25-Oct-2026 01:29 UTC

CWE: CWE-758
CCR priority: 38.5 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 9.6 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.00534 · percentile 0.44293 · 2026-10-24
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-25 01:28:19.133527+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-16441.html