CVE-2026-16441

In 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.

CVSS 4.0

6.9CVSS: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 3.1

9.6CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 44% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-758

Published

2026-07-21

Modified

2026-10-24

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-25

Affected

• eclipse:openj9

References

• https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/pull/24396
• https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/security/advisories/GHSA-hcfc-9hjx-2q7f
• https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/194

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