JDK: privilege escalation via insufficiently restricted access to Attach API
Published Aug 14, 2018
8.4
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.49%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 0.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse OpenJ9 | n/a |
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Configuration 2
- 13.2.0.0.0
- 13.3.0.0.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2576
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2575
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Supplementary
java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2569
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Supplementary
java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2568
Red Hat Satellite 5.6
java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2712
Red Hat Satellite 5.7
java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2712
Red Hat Satellite 5.8
java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2713
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2576 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2575 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Supplementary | java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2569 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Supplementary | java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2568 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.6 | java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2712 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.7 | java-1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2712 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.8 | java-1.8.0-ibm-1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2713 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00494) | 40.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00494) | 38.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 19.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 16.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 14.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.27% (0.02273) | 50.89th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.27% (0.02273) | 50.38th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.27% (0.02273) | 77.89th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.27% (0.02273) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (14)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105126 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041765 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2568 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATNot ApplicableThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2569 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATNot ApplicableThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2575 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATNot ApplicableThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2576 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATNot ApplicableThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2712 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATNot ApplicableThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2713 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATNot ApplicableThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12539 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=534589 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618767 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12539
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12539
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.