CVE-2026-16441
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
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.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.9
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-21 19:17:09.990000
Last modified
2026-10-24 19:10:00.127000
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