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TI-2021-17899 Aliases CVE-2021-41035GHSA-cj9m-62w3-rj89

In Eclipse Openj9 before version 0.29.0, the JVM does not throw IllegalAccessError for…

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-250Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-250.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01824 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Eclipse OMR (The Eclipse Foundation): 0.29.0Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Eclipse FoundationEclipse OMRbefore 0.29.00.29.0Patch availableCNA
  • Eclipse OMR VendorEclipse Foundation Affected before 0.29.0 Fixed in 0.29.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:openj9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.29.0VulnerableEclipse Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:openj9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.29.0 Vulnerable ·Eclipse Foundation

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Eclipse OMR (The Eclipse Foundation) Fixed in 0.29.0

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2022:0345 Released 2022-02-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    java-1.8.0-ibm security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 8) java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1:1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5, java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1:1.8.0.7.0-1.el8_5 +5
  • RHSA-2022:0310 Released 2022-01-27 · Red Hat rating Important
    java-1.7.1-ibm security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-demo-1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.7.1-ibm-devel-1:1.7.1.5.0-1jpp.1.el7 +3
  • RHSA-2021:5030 Released 2021-12-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    java-1.8.0-ibm security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7) java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-demo-1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7, java-1.8.0-ibm-devel-1:1.8.0.7.0-1jpp.1.el7 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Supplementary (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:5030, RHSA-2022:0310
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Supplementary (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:5030, RHSA-2022:0310
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:5030, RHSA-2022:0310
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:0345
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:5030, RHSA-2022:0310

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-41035
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cj9m-62w3-rj89

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2026-06062 Out-of-bounds read in Eclipse OpenJ9 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2021-09396 Missing initialization of resource in Eclipse OpenJ9 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2018-09008 Improper input validation in Eclipse OpenJ9 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-09006 Improper input validation in Eclipse OpenJ9 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-08829 Out-of-bounds write in Eclipse OpenJ9 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-16547 Stack-based buffer overflow in Eclipse OpenJ9 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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