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CVE-2021-41035: eclipse openj9 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 25-10-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-41035 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in eclipse openj9. EPSS estimates a 1.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.82%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 6
OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0108-1RHSA-2021:5030RHSA-2022:0310RHSA-2022:0345SUSE-SU-2022:0107-1SUSE-SU-2022:0108-1

Timeline

  1. 25-10-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Eclipse Openj9 before version 0.29.0, the JVM does not throw IllegalAccessError for MethodHandles that invoke inaccessible interface methods.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.82%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.82% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.82%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Eclipse1 product
The eclipse foundation1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

4 links