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CVE-2015-2590

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-03-03 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2015-07-16

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2015-07-1610:59CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-03-03Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-03-03Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-03-03Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-1017:58SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

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Versions per branch

NVD
Redhat enterprise linux eus
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.6= 6.6no fix published
6.7= 6.7no fix published
7.1= 7.1no fix published
7.2= 7.2no fix published
7.3= 7.3no fix published
7.4= 7.4no fix published
7.5= 7.5no fix published
Redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.7= 6.7_s390xno fix published
7.1= 7.1_s390xno fix published
7.2= 7.2_s390xno fix published
7.3= 7.3_s390xno fix published
7.4= 7.4_s390xno fix published
7.5= 7.5_s390xno fix published
Redhat enterprise linux for power big endian eus
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.7= 6.7_ppc64no fix published
7.1= 7.1_ppc64no fix published
7.2= 7.2_ppc64no fix published
7.3= 7.3_ppc64no fix published
7.4= 7.4_ppc64no fix published
7.5= 7.5_ppc64no fix published

18 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-03-24

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-03-03
Patch Due Date
2022-03-24
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2015-07-16
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-2590?

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.

Is CVE-2015-2590 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2015-2590 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-03-24.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-2590?

CVE-2015-2590 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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