Name: CVE-2026-16440: Uncontrolled Recursion
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-16440, CWE-674, CVSS 5.7, EPSS 0.00297

In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions up to 0.60, a crafted .class file with deeply nested annotations causes a segmentation fault.

CVSS Details

CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 5.7 (MEDIUM)
CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/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)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Ibm Java	—	Upgrade IBM Java to version 7.1.5.31Upgrade IBM Java to version 8.0.8.70	Oct 20, 2026	Oct 20, 2026
Ibm Was	—	Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fixes and then apply latest Interim Fix.	Sep 8, 2026	Sep 8, 2026
Redhat_linux	—	Upgrade java-21-ibm-semeru-certified-jdkUpgrade java-1.8.0-ibm-srcUpgrade java-1.8.0-ibm-webstartUpgrade java-21-ibm-semeru-certified-jdk-headlessUpgrade java-21-ibm-semeru-certified-jdk-develUpgrade java-21-ibm-semeru-certified-jdk-jmodsUpgrade java-21-ibm-semeru-certified-jdk-srcUpgrade java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbcUpgrade java-1.8.0-ibmUpgrade java-1.8.0-ibm-headlessUpgrade java-1.8.0-ibm-demoUpgrade java-1.8.0-ibm-develUpgrade java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin	Aug 31, 2026	Aug 19, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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