CVEs / CVE-2011-3544

CVE-2011-3544: Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Mar 2022
critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
EPSS 96.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 16 Jun 2026

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Summary

An access control vulnerability exists in the Applet Rhino Script Engine component of Oracle's Java Runtime Environment allows an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.
CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE 7 and 6 Update 27 and earlier allows remote untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Scripting.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 19 Oct 2011 · NVD status: Analyzed

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
n/a n/a	n/a	—

Exploitation

In CISA KEV since	3 Mar 2022
Due date for US federal agencies	24 Mar 2022
Used in ransomware campaigns	Unknown
Required action	Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity

CVSS 3.1	9.8 critical `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Scored by NVD
Weakness	CWE-284

References

CVE-2011-3544 on NVD
CVE-2011-3544 in the CISA KEV catalog
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00049.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132750579901589&w=2 Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2 Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2 Mailing List
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48308 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/ Product
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2011-443431.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1384.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50218 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026215 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1263-1 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70849 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13947 Broken Link
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2011-3544 US Government Resource

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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