In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.60, a crafted .class file with deeply nested annotations causes a segmentation fault.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact Low

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
Eclipse Foundation Eclipse OpenJ9 unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0.8.0 affected < 0.60

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Link Providers
https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/pull/24572 cve-icon
https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/security/advisories/GHSA-ch6r-v7rg-4jqx cve-icon
History

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0000

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Description In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.60, a crafted .class file with deeply nested annotations causes a segmentation fault.
Weaknesses CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: eclipse

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T10:12:24.389Z

Reserved: 2026-07-21T06:42:13.649Z

Link: CVE-2026-16440

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