CVE-2025-61748 Missing authorization in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition
An unauthenticated attacker can modify accessible data in Oracle Java SE and GraalVM via network access, requiring a security patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-61748?
CVE-2025-61748 is a low-severity missing authorization 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: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 21.0.8 and 25; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 21.0.8; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.15. Difficult to exploit 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 update, insert or delete access to some of 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 3.7 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-61748?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including java, java-min and jre. It affects 4 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
java Bitnami | From 18.0.0 | 21.0.9, 25.0.1 |
java-min Bitnami | From 18.0.0 | 21.0.9, 25.0.1 |
jre Bitnami | From 18.0.0 | 21.0.9, 25.0.1 |
Products include Oracle Graalvm, Oracle Graalvm for Jdk, Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre.
How do I fix CVE-2025-61748?
Upgrade java to a fixed version for your release line: 21.0.9 or 25.0.1.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-61748 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-61748 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Graalvm
- CVE-2025-50059 Security feature bypass in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition
- CVE-2021-32803 Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite via insufficient symlink protection due to directory cache poisoning
- 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-2025-61748, BIT-java-2025-61748, BIT-java-min-2025-61748, BIT-jre-2025-61748, CLEANSTART-2026-LQ63526, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-61748 and 10 more.