JRE vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.
JRE is made by Oracle. We track 778 published vulnerabilities in it, across 144 versions. 14 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 25 September 2023. If you run JRE, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.
The most recent JRE flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2023-41993, on 25 September 2023. We keep watching the known-exploited list.
Which versions of JRE do the exploited flaws hit?
Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "before 1.6.0" means every version up to, but not including, 1.6.0. Find your version, then patch.
- CVE-2023-41993Exploited list, 25 Sep 2023
Apple Multiple Products WebKit Code Execution Vulnerability
1.8.0-update401 - CVE-2016-3427Exploited list, 12 May 2023
Oracle Java SE and JRockit Unspecified Vulnerability
1.6.0-update1131.7.0-update991.8.0-update77 - CVE-2013-0431Exploited list, 25 May 2022
Oracle JRE Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability
1.7.01.7.0-update11.7.0-update21.7.0-update31.7.0-update41.7.0-update51.7.0-update61.7.0-update7 - CVE-2013-0422Exploited list, 25 May 2022
Oracle JRE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
1.7.01.7.0-update11.7.0-update21.7.0-update31.7.0-update41.7.0-update51.7.0-update61.7.0-update7 - CVE-2010-0840Exploited list, 25 May 2022
Oracle JRE Unspecified Vulnerability
1.4.2_251.5.0-update231.6.0-update18 - CVE-2013-2423Exploited list, 25 May 2022
Oracle JRE Unspecified Vulnerability
1.7.01.7.0-update11.7.0-update21.7.0-update31.7.0-update41.7.0-update51.7.0-update61.7.0-update7 - CVE-2013-2465Exploited list, 28 Mar 2022
Oracle Java SE Unspecified Vulnerability
1.5.01.5.0-update361.5.0-update381.5.0-update391.5.0-update401.5.0-update411.5.0-update451.6.0 - CVE-2012-5076Exploited list, 28 Mar 2022
Oracle Java SE Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability
1.7.01.7.0-update11.7.0-update21.7.0-update31.7.0-update41.7.0-update51.7.0-update61.7.0-update7 - CVE-2011-3544Exploited list, 3 Mar 2022
Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
before 1.6.01.6.01.6.0-update11.6.0-update21.6.0-update31.6.0-update41.6.0-update51.6.0-update6 - CVE-2015-4902Exploited list, 3 Mar 2022
Oracle Java SE Integrity Check Vulnerability
1.6.0-update1011.7.0-update851.8.0-update60 - CVE-2012-1723Exploited list, 3 Mar 2022
Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
up to 1.4.2_371.5.01.5.0-update11.5.0-update21.5.0-update31.5.0-update101.5.0-update111.5.0-update12 - CVE-2012-4681Exploited list, 3 Mar 2022
Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
1.6.01.6.0-update11.6.0-update21.6.0-update31.6.0-update41.6.0-update51.6.0-update61.6.0-update7 - CVE-2015-2590Exploited list, 3 Mar 2022
Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
1.6.0-update_951.7.0-update_751.7.0-update_801.8.0-update_331.8.0-update_45 - CVE-2012-0507Exploited list, 3 Mar 2022
Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
1.6.0-update221.6.0-update231.6.0-update241.6.0-update251.6.0-update261.6.0-update271.6.0-update291.6.0-update30
Which JRE vulnerabilities are being exploited?
14 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.
- 8.8Apple Multiple Products WebKit Code Execution Vulnerability
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain an unspecified vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content.
- 9.8Oracle Java SE and JRockit Unspecified Vulnerability
Oracle Java SE and JRockit contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Java Management Extensions (JMX).
- 3.7Oracle JRE Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle allows remote attackers to bypass the Java security sandbox.
- 9.8Oracle JRE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the way Java restricts the permissions of Java applets could allow an attacker to execute commands on a vulnerable system.
- 9.8Oracle JRE Unspecified Vulnerability
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Java SE component allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via Unknown vectors.
- 3.7Oracle JRE Unspecified Vulnerability
Unspecified vulnerability in hotspot for Java Runtime Environment (JRE) allows remote attackers to affect integrity.
- 9.8Oracle Java SE Unspecified Vulnerability
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via Unknown vectors related to 2D
- 9.8Oracle Java SE Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability
The default Java security properties configuration did not restrict access to the com.sun.org.glassfish.external and com.sun.org.glassfish.gmbal packages.
Which JRE flaws are most likely to be used?
Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.
- >99%
The TLS protocol 1.2 and earlier, when a DHE_EXPORT ciphersuite is enabled on a server but not on a client, does not properly convey a DHE_EXPORT choice, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct...
- 99%
Multiple vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 6 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted applet that bypasses SecurityManager...
- 98%
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 2 and earlier, 6 Update 30 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 33 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect...
- 97%
Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Java 7 before Update 11 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) using the public getMBeanInstantiator method in the JmxMBeanServer class to obtain a reference to a...
- 97%
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...
- 96%
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 18, 5.0 Update 23, and 1.4.2_25 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and...
- 94%
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and earlier, 5 update 35 and earlier, and 1.4.2_37 and earlier allows remote attackers...
- 92%
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77; and JRockit R28.3.9 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to JMX.
- 91%
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability, related to JAX-WS.
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Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari WebKit contain an unspecified vulnerability that leads to code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. This vulnerability could impact HTML parsers that use WebKit, including but not limited to Apple Safari and non-Apple products which rely on WebKit for HTML processing.
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We track 778 published vulnerabilities listed under the name JRE, across 144 versions. The most recent JRE flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2023-41993, on 25 September 2023.
14 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2023-41993, CVE-2016-3427 and CVE-2013-0431.
Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2023-41993, affects 1.8.0-update401. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.
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