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Oracle Java SE Denial of Service Vulnerability (August 2026 CSPU)

high Nessus Plugin ID 338353

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Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The 25.0.4 or 26.0.2 version of Java installed on the remote host is affected by a denial of service vulnerability as referenced in the August 2026 CSPU advisory.

 - Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE product of Oracle Java SE (component: 2D). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 25.0.4, 26.0.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Java SE. (CVE-2026-70906)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Java SE 25.0.4.1 or 26.0.2.1 as appropriate per the August 2026 Oracle Critical Security Patch Update (CSPU) advisory.

See Also

https://www.oracle.com/docs/tech/security-alerts/cspuaug2026csaf.json

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 338353

File Name: oracle_java_cspu_aug_2026_CVE-2026-70906.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/20/2026

Updated: 8/21/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.75

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-70906

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:jdk, cpe:/a:oracle:jre

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Java

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/18/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-70906