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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-21498

CVE-2022-21498 is listed by Vulnerability in the Java VM component of Oracle Database Server..

Published Apr 19, 2022 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Oracle database

Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.7%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe oracle/database

CVE-2022-21498 is listed by Vulnerability in the Java VM component of Oracle Database Server..

Technical analysis

Mechanism and impact are interpreted from ingested advisories — not independent exploit research.

  • CWE classification

    No CWE identifiers stored yet.

  • Prerequisites and impact

    Follow the original vendor advisory for access prerequisites and impact. This catalog does not invent exploit conditions.

How to fix CVE-2022-21498

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2022-21498 is a medium public vulnerability record for Oracle database. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether Oracle database is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: oracle/database (12.1.0.2); oracle/database (19c); oracle/database (21c). Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: CVSS 6.5 (technical impact); EPSS 0.7% (30-day exploitation probability). It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, epss, oracle. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Related intelligence

  • Exploitation evidence

    Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 19, 2022 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Detected

    CVE-2022-21498 is listed by Vulnerability in the Java VM component of Oracle Database Server..

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Updated

    CVE-2022-21498 is listed by Vulnerability in the Java VM component of Oracle Database Server..

Affected versions

Enter an installed version to get a verified affected / not-affected result against the ranges below.

  • cpe oracle/database12.1.0.2
  • cpe oracle/database19c
  • cpe oracle/database21c

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-21498

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-21498

    30-day exploitation probability 0.7%

    first.org
  • Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-2022-21498

    Vulnerability in the Java VM component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.0.2, 19c and 21c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having Create Procedure privilege with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java VM. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification acc

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.