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Oracle JavaFX EUVDEUVD-2026-106655

| CVE-2026-91402 LOW
Protection Mechanism Failure (CWE-693)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-fwxr-p9rc-4fqg
3.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: oracle
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Lure victim to malicious applet/Web Start app
  2. Exploit
    Victim runs untrusted sandboxed code
  3. Execution
    Exploit JavaFX sandbox weakness
  4. Impact
    Read subset of accessible data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Protection mechanism completeness
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a Java deployment that still runs sandboxed Java Web Start applications or Java applets and loads untrusted code (e.g., code from the internet) relying on the Java sandbox for security. A human victim other than the attacker must actively load and run the malicious code (UI:R), and AC:H indicates additional conditions outside the attacker's control must align. It explicitly does NOT apply to typical server deployments that run only trusted, administrator-installed code, which sharply limits realistic exposure given the deprecation of the applet/Web Start model.

Impact

This is a genuinely low-priority issue despite being network-reachable and unauthenticated. The CVSS 3.1 base score is only 3.1 (LOW), and the vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) tells a consistent story: high attack complexity (AC:H), mandatory human interaction (UI:R), and impact limited to partial confidentiality disclosure (C:L) with no integrity or availability effect. No EPSS score was provided in the input, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code is referenced - so no signal suggests real-world exploitation. Crucially, the description scopes the flaw to legacy sandboxed Java Web Start applications and Java applets that load untrusted code; Oracle explicitly states it does NOT apply to server deployments running trusted code. Since the applet/Web Start client model has been deprecated and removed from modern JDKs, the realistic exploitable surface is small. The only mild tension in the data is the 'Authentication Bypass' tag, which conflicts with the description - the actual impact is unauthorized read access to a data subset, not an authentication bypass; treat that tag as unreliable. Overall: low real risk, not a high-CVSS/low-risk mismatch - the CVSS itself already rates it low.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts a malicious Java applet or Java Web Start application on a website and lures a victim into loading and running it in a browser/JVM that still supports the sandbox model. The high complexity and required victim interaction make this difficult, and no public proof-of-concept is referenced; success yields only partial read access to data accessible to the sandboxed process.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Information disclosure in Oracle JavaFX - and in the Oracle Java SE 8u503 and GraalVM Enterprise Edition 21.3.19.1.1 releases that ship it - allows an unauthenticated, network-positioned attacker to read a limited subset of data, but only when a human victim loads and runs attacker-supplied code inside a sandboxed Java applet or Java Web Start application. The CVSS 3.1 score is 3.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N), reflecting high attack complexity and mandatory user interaction; the issue does not affect server deployments that execute only administrator-installed trusted code. No public exploit code or active exploitation (CISA KEV) was identified at time of analysis, and the near-total retirement of the applet/Web Start model keeps real-world exposure very small.

RemediationAI

Apply the fixes published in the Oracle Critical Patch Update for October 2026 (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html), which is the authoritative source for the minimum patched version of each affected release line - Java SE 8u503, JavaFX 21.0.12 / 25.0.4 / 27 and GraalVM Enterprise Edition 21.3.19.1.1; patch availability is per vendor advisory and no separate fix version is enumerated in the supplied data. As the strongest compensating control, remove or disable the legacy execution path entirely: strip the Java browser plugin and block Java Web Start (.jnlp) launches, and configure the deployment security baseline so applets and Web Start applications cannot run - the trade-off is that any remaining line-of-business applet or JNLP client will stop working until it is re-platformed. Restrict outbound browsing and JNLP/Java archive downloads on hosts that must retain Java SE 8 to reduce the chance a user is served hostile content, and treat the residual risk as accepted only for isolated legacy clients, since servers running trusted code are not affected by this issue.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition 21.3.19.1.1
Oracle JavaFX 27
Oracle JavaFX 21.0.12
Oracle Java SE 8u503
Oracle JavaFX 25.0.4

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_graalvm_enterprise_edition no fix
euvd oracle_javafx no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw sits in the JavaFX component of the Oracle Java platform, specifically in the security sandbox that mediates what untrusted code loaded from the network is permitted to observe. Oracle's own advisory framing places exploitation exclusively in client-side deployments that still support sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed applets - code that arrives from the internet and is confined only by the Java sandbox - rather than in server JVMs that run trusted, administrator-installed code. Reaching the bug requires the victim to open and execute the hostile content (UI:R) and depends on additional conditions outside the attacker's control (AC:H), which is why the confidentiality-only impact is capped at C:L while integrity and availability are unaffected. The root-cause class is best described as a sandbox confinement / information-exposure weakness (the intelligence tags label it an authentication bypass in the sandbox boundary); no CWE identifier was assigned in the supplied data. Because the Java browser plugin, applets and Java Web Start were deprecated in JDK 9 and removed from later JDK releases, the practical attack surface is confined to legacy Java SE 8 estates and the corresponding JavaFX and GraalVM Enterprise distributions.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 3.1 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 3.1 LOW

Remote and unauthenticated (AV:N/PR:N) but needs a victim to run untrusted code (UI:R) and aligned conditions (AC:H); impact is partial read-only disclosure (C:L, I/A:N).

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle JavaFX, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: JavaFX). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 8u503; Oracle JavaFX: 21.0.12, 25.0.4 and 27; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 21.3.19.1.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle JavaFX, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Java SE, Oracle JavaFX, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition accessible data. Note: This vulnerability 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. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.1 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 85% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
only affects legacy sandboxed applets/Web Start, a largely retired client model
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Low

Priority Score

16
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +16
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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