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CVE-2018-2627

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-2627 is a difficult-to-exploit vulnerability in the Java SE Installer (Windows only) affecting Java SE versions 8u152 and 9.0.1, with potential impacts on NetApp, Oracle, and Red Hat products. It carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exploitation requires low-privileged access, human interaction, and can lead to a complete takeover of Java SE. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update152:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update152:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0049 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 39 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.5 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
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
View patch
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
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5.8Fixed in: java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.10-1jpp.1.el6_9
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-2627Important

JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 8u161 and 9.0.4 (Installer)

Jan 16, 2018

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0099
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1463
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-20180117-0001
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/102584
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040203
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry