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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.6

CVE-2026-16441 json

Eclipse OpenJ9 : Method resolution default method precedence failure

published 2026-07-21 3 mo ago modified 2026-10-24 15 d ago also EUVD-2026-46359

cvss
9.6
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.60, when executing class files where a previously concrete superclass method has been recompiled as abstract, execution is incorrectly delegated to an interface default method.

Patch / fix

  • Eclipse Foundation OpenJ9 0.60.0
  • java-21-ibm-semeru-certified-jdk RHEL 10.2 1:21.0.12.0.8-2.el10_2
  • java-21-ibm-semeru-certified-jdk-src RHEL 10.2 1:21.0.12.0.8-2.el10_2
  • java-21-ibm-semeru-certified-jdk-jmods RHEL 10.2 1:21.0.12.0.8-2.el10_2
  • java-21-ibm-semeru-certified-jdk-headless RHEL 10.2 1:21.0.12.0.8-2.el10_2
  • java-1.8.0-ibm RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.8.70-1.el8_10
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-src RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.8.70-1.el8_10
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-demo RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.8.70-1.el8_10
  • java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc RHEL 8 1:1.8.0.8.70-1.el8_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:52948RHSA-2026:52949

  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLES for SAP 15 SP6, SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4 +6 more 1.8.0_sr8.70-150000.3.119.1
  • java-1_8_0-ibm SLES LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5-LTSS 1.8.0_sr8.70-30.153.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:3615-1SUSE-SU-2026:3614-1

  • java-11-openj9 openSUSE Tumbleweed 11.0.32.0-1.1
  • java-17-openj9 openSUSE Tumbleweed 17.0.20.0-1.1
  • java-1_8_0-openj9 openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.8.0.502-1.1
  • java-21-openj9 openSUSE Tumbleweed 21.0.12.0-1.1
  • java-25-openj9 openSUSE Tumbleweed 25.0.4.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11485-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11486-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11487-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11488-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11489-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-16441 updated cvss 5.4

Eclipse Foundation OpenJ9: Eclipse OpenJ9: Incorrect method delegation can lead to integrity issues

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 8) java-1.8.0-ibm 1.8.0.8.70-1.el8_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-src 1.8.0.8.70-1.el8_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo 1.8.0.8.70-1.el8_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc 1.8.0.8.70-1.el8_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin 1.8.0.8.70-1.el8_10, java-1.8.0-ibm-headless 1.8.0.8.70-1.el8_10, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:52949
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 10) java-21-ibm-semeru-certified-jdk 21.0.12.0.8-2.el10_2, java-21-ibm-semeru-certified-jdk-src 21.0.12.0.8-2.el10_2, java-21-ibm-semeru-certified-jdk-jmods 21.0.12.0.8-2.el10_2, java-21-ibm-semeru-certified-jdk-headless 21.0.12.0.8-2.el10_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary EUS (v. 10.0) java-21-ibm-semeru-certified-jdk 21.0.12.0.8-1.el10_0, java-21-ibm-semeru-certified-jdk-headless 21.0.12.0.8-1.el10_0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:52948

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
3 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N
CNA 4.0 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD 3.1 9.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Eclipse Foundation OpenJ9

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-758 Reliance on Undefined, Unspecified, or Implementation-Defined Behavior

References

Sources

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