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CVE-2016-3427

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77; and JRockit R28.3.9 allows remote attackers to…

Critical9.8Known exploitedPublic exploitEPSS 92.3%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
oracle

Description

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.

Exploited in the wild

CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Oracle Java SE and JRockit Unspecified Vulnerability.

Added
12 May 2023
Fix due (US federal)
2 Jun 2023
Used by ransomware
Not known

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Public exploit

An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By oracle

  2. · 35 days later

    Published

  3. · 7 years later

    Added to CISA KEV

    Known exploited in the wild

  4. · 2 years later

    Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-3427, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
CISA-ADPADP (enrichment)3.1Critical9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1Critical9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
92.3% · top 0.2% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.

Weakness

Affected products

  • n/a

    • affected n/a

References (60)

Sources

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