CVE-2026-10037 PUBLISHED

Sandbox Escape in Ubuntu OpenJDK Packages via xdg-desktop-portal

Assigner: canonical
Reserved: 28.05.2026 Published: 08.07.2026 Updated: 09.07.2026

A sandbox escape vulnerability exists in the OpenJDK packages provided in Ubuntu. The .jar MIME handlers installed by these packages execute files marked as executable when the mailcap package is installed. A compromised or malicious sandboxed application with access to the OpenURI portal via xdg-desktop-portal-gtk can write a malicious .jar file to the host file system, set its executable bit, and trigger the handler to execute arbitrary code outside of the sandbox environment.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.8

Product Status

Vendor Canonical
Product Ubuntu
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Canonical
Product Ubuntu
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Canonical
Product Ubuntu
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Canonical
Product Ubuntu
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Canonical
Product Ubuntu
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Canonical
Product Ubuntu
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Canonical
Product Ubuntu
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Canonical
Product Ubuntu
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Canonical
Product Ubuntu
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Canonical
Product Ubuntu
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 3.70+nmu1ubuntu1.22.04.1 (excl.)
  • affected from 0 to 3.70+nmu1ubuntu1.24.04.1 (excl.)
  • affected from 0 to 3.74ubuntu1.1 (excl.)
  • affected from 0 to 3.75ubuntu1.1 (excl.)

Credits

  • Aaron Rainbolt finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-20 Improper input validation CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation