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CVE-2026-62574 Oracle Corporation CVE debrief

A high-severity vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, and Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. This vulnerability, located in the Install component, allows a low-privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure to compromise the products. Successful attacks can result in takeover of the affected products. The CVSS 3.1 Base Score is 7.8, indicating high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.

Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
Oracle Java SE
CVSS
HIGH 7.8
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-07-21
Original CVE updated
2026-08-18
Advisory published
2026-07-21
Advisory updated
2026-08-18

Who should care

Users of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, and Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition should apply patches immediately to prevent potential attacks. This includes administrators, security teams, and operators responsible for maintaining these products. The vulnerability's high severity and potential for compromise make it critical for affected users to take action.

Technical summary

The vulnerability is located in the Install component of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, and Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. The CVSS 3.1 Base Score is 7.8, indicating high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. A low-privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure can compromise the products. Users of these products should apply patches immediately to prevent potential attacks.

Defensive priority

High

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply patches provided by Oracle
  • Restrict access to the affected products
  • Monitor for suspicious activity
  • Review compensating controls for exposed systems
  • Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets
  • Track exceptions and retest remediated assets
  • Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments

Evidence notes

The CVE record was published on 2026-07-21T22:19:09.667Z and last modified on 2026-07-22T14:17:24.797Z. The vulnerability affects Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM for JDK, and Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Users should verify their deployments and apply patches or mitigations as necessary. Evidence is limited to CVE and NVD details.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-62574 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62574

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-62574 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62574

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.