# CVE-2023-22091: Information disclosure in GraalVM Enterprise Edition

> Unauthenticated attackers can read and modify accessible data in Oracle GraalVM via network access, requiring upgrades to mitigate.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** CLEANSTART-2026-VY21403, GHSA-v5r5-wr8g-r4f7, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22091

## What is CVE-2023-22091?

CVE-2023-22091 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Graalvm for Jdk, published on 17 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: Compiler).  Supported versions that are affected are Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.8, 21; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.11, 21.3.7 and  22.3.3. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in  unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data as well as  unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.8 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22091?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Graalvm for Jdk.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-22091?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2023-22091 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22091 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Graalvm for Jdk

- [CVE-2025-61755](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-61755/): Missing authorization in Oracle GraalVM for JDK (low 3.7)
- [CVE-2025-30752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-30752/): Denial of service in Oracle GraalVM for JDK (low 3.7)
- [CVE-2025-50065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-50065/): Denial of service in Oracle GraalVM for JDK (low 3.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-22091 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-22091 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Graalvm for Jdk, published on 17 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22091 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Graalvm for Jdk. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22091/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22091/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22091
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22091
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22091

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22091/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.