CVEs / CVE-2015-2590

CVE-2015-2590: Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Mar 2022
critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
EPSS 25.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 17 Jun 2026

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Summary

An unspecified vulnerability exists within Oracle Java Runtime Environment that allows an attacker to perform remote code execution.
CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded 7u75 and 8u33 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4732.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 16 Jul 2015 · 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

References

CVE-2015-2590 on NVD
CVE-2015-2590 in the CISA KEV catalog
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00039.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00040.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00046.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00047.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1228.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1229.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1230.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1241.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1242.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1243.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1485.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1486.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1488.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1526.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1544.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1604.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3316 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3339 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75818 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

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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