CVE-2026-22865Network attack vector

Malicious dependency resolution via nonfatal repository errors

Published Jan 16, 2026 · Updated Jan 16, 2026

Dependency confusion in Gradle Build Tool before 8.14.4 and 9.0.0 through 9.2.1 allows remote attackers to supply malicious artifacts. After exhausting retries for exceptions such as NoHttpResponseException, dependency resolution treats the failure as nonfatal and advances to the next configured repository. Exploitation requires control of a later repository, disruption of an earlier one, and a build that requests an artifact from the fallback source.

CVSS severity8.6
High
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Dependency confusion in Gradle Build Tool before 8.14.4 and 9.0.0 through 9.2.1 allows remote attackers to supply malicious artifacts. After exhausting retries for exceptions such as NoHttpResponseException, dependency resolution treats the failure as nonfatal and advances to the next configured repository. Exploitation requires control of a later repository, disruption of an earlier one, and a build that requests an artifact from the fallback source.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-22865
Published
Jan 16, 2026
Updated
Jan 16, 2026
Vendor
Gradle, Inc.
Product
Gradle Build Tool
Classifications
CWE-829, CWE-494, T1195.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 9.3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Gradle, Inc. · Gradle Build Toolversion=< 9.3.0

Published CVSS scores

8.6GitHub, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
7.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
CWE-494Download of Code Without Integrity Check
T1195.001Compromise Software Dependencies

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