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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-5088

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 via unknown vectors related to Libraries.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 10.0EPSS 78.7%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 78.7%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

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 via unknown vectors related to Libraries.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
78.70% probability · 100th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 24 January 2013
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
oracle/jre · oracle/jdk
Source
secalert_us@oracle.com
EPSS trend
0%40%80%4 November 2026: 78.70%4 November 20264 November 2026

EPSS 78.7% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-24308source ↗Java Applet - Method Handle Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)multiple · Metasploitremote24 January 2013yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.