OpenJDK: Incorrect escaping of command line arguments in ProcessImpl on Windows (Libraries, 8221858)
Published Oct 16, 2019
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.63%
Description
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u231, 8u221, 11.0.4 and 13; Java SE Embedded: 8u221. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. 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 can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.9 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).
Affected products
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- Version Java SE Embedded: 8u221StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Java SE: 7u231, 8u221, 11.0.4, 13StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation | Java | n/a |
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Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- ≥ 11.0.0 · ≤ 11.50.2
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 4
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
java-1.7.0-openjdk
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
java-1.7.1-ibm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
java-1.8.0-ibm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
java-1.8.0-openjdk
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
java-1.7.0-openjdk
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
java-1.7.1-ibm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
java-1.8.0-ibm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
java-1.8.0-openjdk
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
java-11-openjdk
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
java-1.8.0-ibm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
java-1.8.0-openjdk
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
java-11-openjdk
Not affected
Red Hat Satellite 5
java-1.8.0-ibm
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.7.0-openjdk | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.7.1-ibm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.8.0-ibm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.8.0-openjdk | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | java-1.7.0-openjdk | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | java-1.7.1-ibm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | java-1.8.0-ibm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | java-1.8.0-openjdk | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | java-11-openjdk | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | java-1.8.0-ibm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | java-1.8.0-openjdk | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | java-11-openjdk | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | java-1.8.0-ibm | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 1, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.63% (0.02626) | 84.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.64% (0.02638) | 83.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.70% (0.01704) | 80.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.28% (0.07278) | 85.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.97% (0.00968) | 75.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00376) | 72.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00327) | 70.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00233) | 60.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00204) | 57.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00150) | 50.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00125) | 45.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.74% (0.10742) | 87.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 6.57% (0.06572) | 82.64th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 6.57% (0.06572) | 82.47th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.54% (0.01543) | 72.68th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.54% (0.01543) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00064.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00066.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00031.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-2958 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1777929 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00005.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2958
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191017-0001/ x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2958
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00064.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00066.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00031.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-2958 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1777929 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00005.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2958 | ||
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191017-0001/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2958 |
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