CVE-2025-53066 Information disclosure in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit JAXP APIs to access critical data in Oracle Java SE and GraalVM environments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-53066?
CVE-2025-53066 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Graalvm, published on 21 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: JAXP). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u461, 8u461-perf, 11.0.28, 17.0.16, 21.0.8, 25; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.16 and 21.0.8; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability can be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. This vulnerability also 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. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53066?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including java, java-min and jre. It affects 4 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
java Bitnami | All versions | 1.8.0, 8.0.471, 11.0.29, 17.0.17, 21.0.9, 25.0.1 |
java-min Bitnami | All versions | 1.8.0, 8.0.471, 11.0.29, 17.0.17, 21.0.9, 25.0.1 |
jre Bitnami | All versions | 1.8.0, 8.0.471, 11.0.29, 17.0.17, 21.0.9, 25.0.1 |
Products include Oracle Graalvm, Oracle Graalvm for Jdk, Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre.
How do I fix CVE-2025-53066?
Upgrade java to a fixed version for your release line: 1.8.0, 8.0.471, 11.0.29 or 17.0.17.
Is CVE-2025-53066 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53066 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2021-32804 Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite due to insufficient absolute path sanitization
- CVE-2025-30749 Code injection in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition
- CVE-2025-50106 Code injection in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2025-53066, BIT-java-2025-53066, BIT-java-min-2025-53066, BIT-jre-2025-53066, CLEANSTART-2026-HU71791, CLEANSTART-2026-MA15395 and 23 more.