🛡️ CVE-2026-21925 on BellSoft — openjdk-nik-23-17

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-21925 as tracked by BellSoft, for the package openjdk-nik-23-17. The fix is available in version 23.0.11-r0; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
• Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
• Availability impact: None.

Affected software

BELL-CVE-2026-21925 is recorded against 20 packages.

• openjdk-nik-23-17 (from 23.0.4-r1 up to 23.0.11-r0)
• openjdk-nik-23-21 (from 23.1.3-r1 up to 23.1.10-r0)
• openjdk-nik-25-25 (from 25.0.0-r0 up to 25.0.2-r0)
• openjdk11 (from 11.0.19_p7-r0 up to 11.0.30_p9-r0)
• openjdk11-container-jre (from 11.0.19_p7-r0 up to 11.0.30_p9-r0)
• openjdk11-lite (from 11.0.19_p7-r1 up to 11.0.30_p9-r0)
• openjdk11-perf (from 11.0.29_p11-r0 up to 11.0.30_p10-r0)
• openjdk17 (from 17.0.7_p7-r1 up to 17.0.18_p10-r0)
• openjdk17-container-jre (from 17.0.7_p7-r0 up to 17.0.18_p10-r0)
• openjdk17-crac (from 17.0.10_p13-r0 up to 17.0.18_p11-r0)
• openjdk17-lite (from 17.0.7_p7-r1 up to 17.0.18_p10-r0)
• openjdk21 (from 21_p37-r0 up to 21.0.10_p10-r0)
• openjdk21-container-jre (from 21_p37-r0 up to 21.0.10_p10-r0)
• openjdk21-crac (from 21.0.2_p15-r0 up to 21.0.10_p11-r0)
• openjdk21-lite (from 21_p37-r0 up to 21.0.10_p10-r0)
• openjdk25 (from 25_p37-r0 up to 25.0.2_p12-r0)
• openjdk25-container-jre (from 25_p37-r0 up to 25.0.2_p12-r0)
• openjdk25-lite (from 25_p37-r0 up to 25.0.2_p12-r0)
• openjdk8 (from 8u372_p7-r1 up to 8.482_p10-r0)
• openjdk8-perf (from 8.472_p10-r0 up to 8.482_p11-r0)

Timeline and source

Published on 22 January 2026 and last revised on 19 March 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

docs.bell-sw.com (Advisory)

Other advisories for this package

openjdk-nik-23-17 has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• BELL-CVE-2026-47010 (published 23 Jul 2026)
• BELL-CVE-2026-46968 (published 23 Jul 2026)
• BELL-CVE-2026-60147 (published 23 Jul 2026)
• BELL-CVE-2026-46917 (published 23 Jul 2026)
• BELL-CVE-2026-47063 (published 23 Jul 2026)
• BELL-CVE-2026-47059 (published 23 Jul 2026)
• BELL-CVE-2026-47027 (published 23 Jul 2026)
• BELL-CVE-2026-47021 (published 23 Jul 2026)

CVE-2026-21925 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

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