Java News Roundup: JDK 28 Schedule, Oracle CPUs, eMudhra Certs, Apache POI, WildFly, Azul, BellSoft

This week's Java roundup for October 19th, 2026, features news highlighting: the proposed release schedule for JDK 28; the eMudhra Intermediate CA certificates breach; the October 2026 Critical Patch Update; Azul and BellSoft CPUs; GA releases of WildFly 42 and Apache POI 6.0; the beta release of Open Liberty 26.0.0.11; and maintenance releases of Micronaut and JobRunr.

By Michael Redlich