CVE-2026-16439

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 37.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.8 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L/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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-24.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-07-21 17:28Z3 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-22 18:27Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-07-21

Assigning CNA

eclipse

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-124Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

518a02264beecf98e51812461b913541b2553bfdefe5f00c707d08d8c91d0089

• github.comhttps://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/pull/24394
• gitlab.eclipse.orghttps://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/192