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CVE-2018-2783

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-2783 is a difficult-to-exploit vulnerability within the Security subcomponent of Oracle Java SE, Java SE Embedded, and JRockit, affecting versions 6u181, 7u161, 8u152, and R28.3.17 respectively. This vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.0 Base Score of 7.4 (High), indicating significant risk. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can compromise affected systems, leading to unauthorized creation, deletion, modification, or complete access to critical data. While it can be exploited through sandboxed Java applications, it also allows exploitation by supplying data to APIs without sandboxing. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update181:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update161:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update152:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update181:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update161:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.4HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0397 is in the 52nd percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (15)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.161-1jpp.1.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.191-1jpp.2.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.161-1jpp.2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.171-1jpp.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.191-1jpp.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.2.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.2.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.5.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SupplementaryFixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.6Fixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.7Fixed in: java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.25-1jpp.3.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.8Fixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.15-1jpp.2.el6
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redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-2783Moderate

JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u191, 7u171, and 8u161 (Security)

Apr 17, 2018

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1203
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1205
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1721
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1722
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1723
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1724
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1974
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1975
Third Party Advisory
help.ecostruxureit.com / display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20180419-0001
Third Party Advisory
support.hpe.com / hpsc/doc/public/display
Third Party Advisory
support.hpe.com / hpsc/doc/public/display
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3644-1
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103832
Broken Link
securitytracker.com / id/1040697
Broken Link