# CVE-2026-111075: JITServer: Pre-authentication remote crash via integer underflow and out-of-bounds heap read in DataDescriptor deserialization

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.63
- Published: 2026-10-21 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Affected

- Eclipse Foundation Eclipse OpenJ9: from 0.8.0, fixed in 0.63

## Description

In Eclipse OpenJ9 versions prior to 0.63.0, the JITServer component fails to perform cross-field validation on attacker-controlled `_size`, `_paddingSize`, and `_dataOffset` fields during `DataDescriptor` message deserialization. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a crafted network payload that triggers an unsigned integer underflow in `DataDescriptor::getPayloadSize()` and `DataDescriptor::getNextDescriptor()`. This results in an out-of-bounds heap read and an immediate process crash (SIGSEGV), causing a denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Eclipse Foundation Eclipse OpenJ9, upgrade to a fixed version (0.63) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/eclipse-openj9/openj9/pull/25009
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/work_items/941
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/423

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