Is CVE-2022-21541 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2022-21541 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2022-21541 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2022-21541 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-21541?

CVE-2022-21541 has a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

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CVE-2022-21541

NVD-CWE-noinfoPublished: July 19, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

5.9

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 7u343, 8u333, 11.0.15.1, 17.0.3.1, 18.0.1.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.6, 21.3.2 and 22.1.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows 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 5.9 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-21541 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in full integrity compromise (data manipulation), with a CVSS base score of 5.9.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges Req.None

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Vendors & Products

azul1 product(s)

zulu

Debian1 product(s)

debian linux

Fedora1 product(s)

fedora

netapp8 product(s)

7-mode transition toolactive iq unified managercloud insights acquisition unitcloud secure agenthci management nodeoncommand insightsolidfirehci compute node

Oracle4 product(s)

graalvmjdkjreopenjdk

Source: NVD CPE · 35 total CPE entries