CVE-2021-41041
java-11-openj9,java-1_8_0-openj9: unverified methods can be invoked using MethodHandles
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · April 27, 2022
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
In Eclipse Openj9 before version 0.32.0, Java 8 & 11 fail to throw the exception captured during bytecode verification when verification is triggered by a MethodHandle invocation, allowing unverified methods to be invoked using MethodHandles.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE-392 · Missing Report of Error Condition