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CVE-2018-2972

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 3.50% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-07-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

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CVE
CVE-2018-2972
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
3.50%
Oracle Java

Original NVD Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Security). The supported version that is affected is Java SE: 10.0.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Java SE accessible data. Note: Applies to client and server deployment of Java. This vulnerability can be exploited through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and sandboxed Java applets. It can also be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.9 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).