Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information Affecting openjdk-jre package, versions [,1.8.0_491)[9.0.0,11.0.31)[12.0.0, 17.0.19)[18.0.0, 21.0.11)[22.0.0, 25.0.3)[26.0.0, 26.0.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UPSTREAM-OPENJDKJRE-16321425
  • published29 Apr 2026
  • disclosed21 Apr 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 21 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-22013  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-319  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openjdk-jre to version 8.0.491, 11.0.31, 17.0.19, 21.0.11, 25.0.3, 26.0.1 or higher.

Overview

openjdk-jre is a free and open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE).

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in the Kerberos credentialing. An attacker can intercept sensitive information by capturing unencrypted credentials during transmission.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1