5.3

CVE-2022-21618: azul zulu Improper Authentication

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-21618DEBIAN-CVE-2022-21618CGA-6j3m-v664-qjgg
Published 18-10-2022Last modified 27-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-21618 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Improper Authentication vulnerability in azul zulu. EPSS estimates a 2.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
2.83%
0%100%
Low · +0.56 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 26 · Related 15
DSA-5335-1MGASA-2022-0435OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12431-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12432-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12441-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12442-1

Timeline

  1. 18-10-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: JGSS). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 17.0.4.1, 19; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.3 and 22.2.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via Kerberos to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of 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 5.3 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 7 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.83%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.56 pp

From 2.27% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Netapp9 products
Ubuntu7 products
  • openjdk-13All versions (No fix recorded)
  • openjdk-16All versions (No fix recorded)
  • openjdk-17< 17.0.5+8-2ubuntu1~18.04 | < 17.0.5+8-2ubuntu1~20.04 | < 17.0.5+8-2ubuntu1~22.04
  • openjdk-18All versions (No fix recorded)
  • openjdk-19< 19.0.1+10-1ubuntu1~22.04
Chainguard3 products
  • openjdk-13-jre-baseAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • openjdk-15-jreAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • openjdk-16-jreAll versions (No fix recorded)
Oracle3 products
Wolfi3 products
  • openjdk-13-jre-baseAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • openjdk-15-jreAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • openjdk-16-jreAll versions (No fix recorded)
Alpine1 product
  • openjdk17< 17.0.5_p8-r0
Azul1 product
  • zuluEOL11.58 | 13.50 | 15.42 | 17.36 | 19.28
Debian1 product
  • openjdk-17< 17.0.5+8-1
Fedoraproject1 product
Oracle corporation1 product
  • java se jdk and jreOracle Java SE:17.0.4.1 | Oracle Java SE:19 | Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:21.3.3 | Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:22.2.0

10 vendors · 30 products

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