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CVE-2018-2938

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2018-07-18

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Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Java DB). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 6u191, 7u181 and 8u172. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. While the vulnerability is in Java SE, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Java SE. Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. CVE-2018-2938 addresses CVE-2018-1313. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Timeline

dates in UTC

2018-07-1813:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

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Versions per branch

NVD

Java (Oracle JDK)

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
1.6	= 1.6.0	no fix published	NVD
1.7	= 1.7.0	no fix published	NVD
1.8	= 1.8.0	no fix published	NVD

Java (Oracle JDK)

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
1.6	= 1.6.0	no fix published	NVD
1.7	= 1.7.0	no fix published	NVD
1.8	= 1.8.0	no fix published	NVD

Netapp active iq unified manager

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

12 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

Advisories and patches

www.oracle.comPatch · Vendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-10-02
OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
NVDCVSS 3.19read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.1 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2018-07-18
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-2938?

Is CVE-2018-2938 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-2938 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.1% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-2938?

CVE-2018-2938 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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