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CVE-2018-2814

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-2814 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded (Hotspot subcomponent), affecting versions 6u181, 7u171, 8u162, 10, and 8u161 respectively. This vulnerability, with a CVSS v3.0 score of 8.3 (High), allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to achieve full system takeover. Exploitation is difficult and requires user interaction, primarily impacting client-side Java deployments running untrusted code within a sandbox. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant 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:update171:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update162:*:*:*:*:*:*
10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update181:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.3HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.75%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0375 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 1,570 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (11)

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-1:1.8.0.171-1jpp.2.el6
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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 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.181-1jpp.1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.181-1jpp.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.171-1jpp.1.el7
View patch
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
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.171-3.b10.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.181-2.6.14.1.el6_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.8.0-openjdk-1:1.8.0.171-7.b10.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.181-2.6.14.5.el7
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-2814Critical

OpenJDK: incorrect handling of Reference clones can lead to sandbox bypass (Hotspot, 8192025)

Apr 17, 2018

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1188
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1191
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1201
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1202
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1203
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1204
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1205
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1206
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1270
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1278
Third Party Advisory
help.ecostruxureit.com / display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201903-14
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
usn.ubuntu.com / 3691-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4185
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4225
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103798
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040697
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry