CVE-2026-62574 Privilege escalation in Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition
A local attacker with low privileges can exploit an installation flaw in Oracle Java SE and GraalVM to achieve full system takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-62574?
CVE-2026-62574 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Graalvm, published on 21 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, 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: Install). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u501, 11.0.32, 17.0.20, 21.0.12, 25.0.4, 26.0.2; Oracle GraalVM for JDK: 17.0.20 and 21.0.12; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.19. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition executes to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-62574?
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, 8.0.501, 11.0.32, 17.0.20, 21.0.12, 25.0.4, 26.0.2 |
java-min Bitnami | All versions | 1.8.0, 8.0.501, 11.0.32, 17.0.20, 21.0.12, 25.0.4, 26.0.2 |
jre Bitnami | All versions | 1.8.0, 8.0.501, 11.0.32, 17.0.20, 21.0.12, 25.0.4, 26.0.2 |
Products include Oracle Graalvm, Oracle Graalvm for Jdk, Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre.
How do I fix CVE-2026-62574?
Upgrade java to a fixed version for your release line: 1.8.0, 8.0.501, 11.0.32 or 17.0.20.
Is CVE-2026-62574 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-62574 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 BIT-java-2026-62574, BIT-java-min-2026-62574, BIT-jre-2026-62574, GHSA-5cp5-8443-8v7r, MINI-32h6-946f-gccg, MINI-3g5m-w9rc-84ph and 26 more.