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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

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-21498. EPSS is 0.72%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle is installed.

Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.72%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe oracle/database

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

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

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

How to fix CVE-2022-21498

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-21498. EPSS is 0.72%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 12.1.0.2, 19c, 21c. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.72%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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..

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.