Eclipse OpenJ9 : Method resolution default method precedence failure

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-16441
StatePUBLISHED
Assignereclipse
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-21 19:17:09 UTC
Updated2026-07-22 20:37:38 UTC
DescriptionIn Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.60, when executing class files where a previously concrete superclass method has been recompiled as abstract, execution is incorrectly delegated to an interface default method.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 6.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.002860000 probability, percentile 0.207220000 (date 2026-07-22)

Problem Types: CWE-758 | CWE-758 CWE-758

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary6.9MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS6.9MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Active
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
Low
Sub Integrity
High
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Eclipse Foundation OpenJ9 affected 0.8.0 0.60.0 custom Not specified
CNA Eclipse Foundation OpenJ9 unaffected 0.8.0 custom Not specified
CNA Eclipse Foundation OpenJ9 unaffected 0.60.0 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/pull/24396 [email protected] github.com
gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/194 [email protected] gitlab.eclipse.org
github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/security/advisories/GHSA-hcfc-9hjx-2q7f [email protected] github.com
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