CVE-2018-2581

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: JavaFX). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u161, 8u152 and 9.0.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Java SE, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.7 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Published: 2018-01-18 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-2581 is rated Moderate Risk (43.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.58%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-2581

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-13 0.49% 0.58% +0.09%
2 2025-12-28 0.66% 0.49% -0.17%
3 2025-12-27 — 0.66% —

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-2581

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.7 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-2581

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-2581

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2018-2581 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openjfx), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-2581
gentoo normal CVE-2018-2581: 1 GLSA(s) (201803-06), 2 atom(s) (dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin, dev-java/oracle-jre-bin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2018-2581
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2581
ubuntu low CVE-2018-2581 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (openjfx), 20 status rows across 20 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 16, DNE 1, ignored 1, needed 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-2581

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-2581

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update161:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update152:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update161:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update152:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat satellite 5.6 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat satellite 5.7 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat satellite 5.8 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager >= 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
netapp active_iq_unified_manager >= 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
netapp cloud_backup — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_management_plug-ins — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_management_plug-ins:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vcenter:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller >= 11.0, <= 11.70.1 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_storage_manager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_storage_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp e-series_santricity_web_services — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_web_services:-:*:*:*:*:web_services_proxy:*:*
netapp oncommand_insight — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_shift — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_shift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp oncommand_unified_manager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:7-mode:*:*
netapp oncommand_workflow_automation — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp plug-in_for_symantec_netbackup — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:plug-in_for_symantec_netbackup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp santricity_cloud_connector — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:santricity_cloud_connector:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp snapmanager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:*:*:*:*:oracle:*:*
netapp snapmanager — cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapmanager:-:*:*:*:*:sap:*:*
netapp storage_replication_adapter_for_clustered_data_ontap >= 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storage_replication_adapter_for_clustered_data_ontap:*:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
netapp storage_replication_adapter_for_clustered_data_ontap >= 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storage_replication_adapter_for_clustered_data_ontap:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
netapp storagegrid <= 9.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storagegrid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp vasa_provider_for_clustered_data_ontap >= 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:vasa_provider_for_clustered_data_ontap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp vasa_provider_for_clustered_data_ontap 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:vasa_provider_for_clustered_data_ontap:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp virtual_storage_console >= 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:virtual_storage_console:*:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
netapp virtual_storage_console 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:virtual_storage_console:6.0:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*

References for CVE-2018-2581

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