Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue affects AIX builds of Eclipse OpenJ9 before 0.15.0. The runtime contained unused RPATH entries that could help a local user inject code and potentially gain higher privileges. The source bundle does not provide CVSS, broad product impact, or evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation where AIX OpenJ9 is present on shared or sensitive systems. Business urgency is lower than a remotely exploitable internet-facing flaw, but local privilege elevation can materially worsen an insider or post-compromise scenario.
Technical view
CVE-2019-11771 is an Eclipse OpenJ9 AIX-specific local privilege elevation risk tied to unused RPATHs in builds before 0.15.0. The reported weakness is mapped to CWE-264. Available evidence identifies local-user preconditions and does not describe remote exploitation, exploit availability, or detailed remediation beyond the version boundary.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to AIX systems running Eclipse OpenJ9 builds earlier than 0.15.0. Organizations not using AIX builds of OpenJ9 are not indicated as affected by the supplied sources. Inventory should include runtimes shipped with applications if they use Eclipse OpenJ9 on AIX.
Exploitation context
The cited description says local users may use the unused RPATH condition to facilitate code injection and privilege elevation. There is no KEV listing in the provided bundle and no cited evidence of active exploitation. Treat this as a local post-access risk, not a confirmed remote compromise path.
Researcher notes
The public bundle is sparse: no CVSS vector, no exploit details, and only one Eclipse bug reference. Analysis should stay constrained to AIX OpenJ9 before 0.15.0 and local-user privilege elevation through unused RPATHs. Do not generalize to non-AIX OpenJ9 builds without vendor evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected AIX Eclipse OpenJ9 builds to 0.15.0 or later.
- Check Eclipse OpenJ9 guidance for supported fixed builds and packaging notes.
- Limit local interactive access on affected AIX hosts until remediated.
- Prioritize systems where OpenJ9 runs privileged or supports sensitive workloads.
Validation and detection
- Inventory AIX hosts for Eclipse OpenJ9 installations and embedded runtimes.
- Confirm OpenJ9 versions are 0.15.0 or later.
- Review package provenance for vendor-maintained OpenJ9 builds.
- Verify local user access is restricted on affected systems.
- Document exceptions where upgrade timing depends on application certification.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=548055CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.