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HIGH

CVE-2019-2697

CVSS v3

8.1

HIGH

EPSS Score

11.5 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-2697 Red Hat Product Security201 products fixed

    JDK: Unspecified vulnerability fixed in 7u221 and 8u211 (2D)

  • RHSA-2019:1325 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.8.0-ibm security update

  • RHSA-2019:1238 Red Hat Product Security22 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.8.0-ibm security update

  • RHSA-2019:1165 Red Hat Product Security50 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.7.1-ibm security update

  • RHSA-2019:1166 Red Hat Product Security37 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.7.1-ibm security update

  • RHSA-2019:1163 Red Hat Product Security50 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.8.0-ibm security update

1 more advisory

Full record on NVD

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: 2D). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u211 and 8u202. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Java SE. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets (in Java SE 8), that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Technical details

Published
2019-04-23
Exploit-DB
EDB-46722

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-2697?

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: 2D). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u211 and 8u202. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Java SE. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets (in Java SE 8), that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Is CVE-2019-2697 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-2697 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 11.5% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-2697?

CVE-2019-2697 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity).

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