Vulnerability in Oracle Java SE (component: Compiler). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 25.0.4.1 and 27. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Java SE accessible data. Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Oracle Corporation Oracle Java SE affected
Version Status Constraints
25.0.4.1 affected —
27 affected —

No data.

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment is a feature of OpenCVE that uses AI to automatically link vendors and products to CVEs. Learn more on GitHub.

No data.

Project Subscriptions

Vendors Products
Oracle Subscribe
Java Se Subscribe
Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Unauthenticated read access via Java SE Compiler
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-200

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Vulnerability in Oracle Java SE (component: Compiler). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 25.0.4.1 and 27. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Java SE accessible data. Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
First Time appeared Oracle
Oracle java Se
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oracle:java_se:25.0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:java_se:27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Oracle
Oracle java Se
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T21:23:50.728Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T21:49:12.407Z

Link: CVE-2026-87255

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-20T22:20:05.710

Modified: 2026-10-20T22:20:05.710

Link: CVE-2026-87255

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-21T06:30:14Z

Weaknesses