CVE-2018-2790

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Security). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u181, 7u171, 8u162 and 10; Java SE Embedded: 8u161. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE, Java SE Embedded 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 3.1 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

Published: 2018-04-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-2790 is rated Moderate Risk (49.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.10%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.87% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-2790

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 2026-06-15 0.22% 5.10% +4.87%
2 2026-01-04 0.14% 0.22% +0.08%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.14% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-2790

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.1 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.6 1.4 [email protected]
3.1 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.6 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-2790

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-2790

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2018-2790 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openjdk-8), 1 status rows across 1 suites (sid): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-2790
gentoo normal CVE-2018-2790: 1 GLSA(s) (201903-14), 2 atom(s) (dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin, dev-java/oracle-jre-bin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2018-2790
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-2790
ubuntu low CVE-2018-2790 low priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openjdk-6, openjdk-7, openjdk-8), 21 status rows across 7 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 12, released 4, needs-triage 3, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-2790

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-2790

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update181:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update171:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update162:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 10 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update181:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update171:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update162:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 10 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.6 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 17.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp xp7_command_view — cpe:2.3:a:hp:xp7_command_view:*:*:*:*:advanced:*:*:*
schneider-electric struxureware_data_center_expert < 7.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:struxureware_data_center_expert:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-2790

URL Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103877 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040697 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1188 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1191 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1201 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1202 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1203 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1204 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1205 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1206 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1270 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1278 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1721 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1722 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1723 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1724 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1974 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1975 Third Party Advisory
https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-14 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180419-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03857en_us Third Party Advisory
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbst03915en_us Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3644-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3691-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4185 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4225 Third Party Advisory
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