CVE-2018-12539
In Eclipse OpenJ9 version 0.8, users other than the process owner may be able to use Java Attach API to connect to an Eclipse OpenJ9 or IBM JVM on the same machine and use Attach API operations, which includes the ability to execute untrusted native code.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Eclipse OpenJ9 version 0.8, users other than the process owner may be able to use Java Attach API to connect to an Eclipse OpenJ9 or IBM JVM on the same machine and use Attach API operations, which includes the ability to execute untrusted native code. Attach API is enabled by default on Windows, Linux and AIX JVMs and can be disabled using the command line option -Dcom.ibm.tools.attach.enable=no.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.49% probability · 42th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-419, CWE-502
- Affected
- eclipse/openj9 · oracle/enterprise manager base platform
- Source
- emo@eclipse.org
EPSS 0.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105126Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041765Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2568Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2569Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2575Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2576Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2712Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2713Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=534589Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105126Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041765Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2568Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2569Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2575Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2576Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2712Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2713Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=534589Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.