CVE-2023-21986 Other in GraalVM Enterprise Edition

Medium 5.7 Published 18 Apr 2023 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An unauthenticated attacker with local access can modify data and cause partial denial of service in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-21986?

CVE-2023-21986 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Graalvm, published on 18 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Native Image). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.9, 21.3.5 and 22.3.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition executes to compromise Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. While the vulnerability is in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.7 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21986?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Graalvm.

How do I fix CVE-2023-21986?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-21986 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-cqcj-32w9-hr73.