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CVE-2018-3209

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-3209 is a difficult-to-exploit vulnerability in the JavaFX subcomponent of Oracle Java SE 8u182, primarily affecting client-side Java deployments running untrusted code. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can compromise Java SE, requiring human interaction from a victim. Successful exploitation can lead to a complete takeover of the affected Java SE instance, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as reflected by its CVSS v3.0 score of 8.3 (High). There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and the vulnerability has seen minimal community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low level of active exploitation or public awareness.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update181:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0: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
2.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0268 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 1,572 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.4 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 (3)

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-1:1.8.0.191-1jpp.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: java-1.8.0-oracle-1:1.8.0.191-1jpp.1.el7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-3209Critical

JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 8u191 (JavaFX)

Oct 16, 2018

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:3002
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:3003
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201908-10
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20181018-0001
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/105590
Broken Link
securitytracker.com / id/1041889
Broken Link