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CVE-2018-12539· NVD / CVE Program· CNA eclipse

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

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.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 14, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 40th percentile
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Action score

31

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
eclipseopenj9
oracleenterprise manager base platform

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • eclipse openj90.8
  • oracle enterprise manager base platform13.2.0.0.0
  • oracle enterprise manager base platform13.3.0.0.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (eclipse). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • The Eclipse Foundation Eclipse OpenJ9

    • 0.8affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6java-1.7.1-ibmbefore 1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_101:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6java-1.7.1-ibm-demobefore 1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_101:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6java-1.7.1-ibm-develbefore 1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_101:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbcbefore 1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_101:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6java-1.7.1-ibm-pluginbefore 1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_101:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6java-1.7.1-ibm-srcbefore 1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_101:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.2.el6_10
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6java-1.8.0-ibmbefore 1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_101:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6java-1.8.0-ibm-demobefore 1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_101:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6java-1.8.0-ibm-develbefore 1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_101:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbcbefore 1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_101:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6java-1.8.0-ibm-pluginbefore 1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_101:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6java-1.8.0-ibm-srcbefore 1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_101:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el6_10
Red Hat:rhel_extras:7java-1.7.1-ibmbefore 1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el71:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7
Red Hat:rhel_extras:7java-1.7.1-ibm-demobefore 1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el71:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7
Red Hat:rhel_extras:7java-1.7.1-ibm-develbefore 1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el71:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7
Red Hat:rhel_extras:7java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbcbefore 1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el71:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7
Red Hat:rhel_extras:7java-1.7.1-ibm-pluginbefore 1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el71:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7
Red Hat:rhel_extras:7java-1.7.1-ibm-srcbefore 1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el71:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7
Red Hat:rhel_extras:7java-1.8.0-ibmbefore 1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el71:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
Red Hat:rhel_extras:7java-1.8.0-ibm-demobefore 1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el71:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
Red Hat:rhel_extras:7java-1.8.0-ibm-develbefore 1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el71:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
Red Hat:rhel_extras:7java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbcbefore 1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el71:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
Red Hat:rhel_extras:7java-1.8.0-ibm-pluginbefore 1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el71:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7
Red Hat:rhel_extras:7java-1.8.0-ibm-srcbefore 1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el71:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7

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Same product

eclipse: all records

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    39Monitor
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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:java-1.7.1-ibm1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.7.1-ibm-demo1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.7.1-ibm-devel1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.7.1-ibm-jdbc1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.7.1-ibm-plugin1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.7.1-ibm-src1:1.7.1.4.30-1jpp.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.8.0-ibm1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.8.0-ibm-demo1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.8.0-ibm-devel1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.8.0-ibm-plugin1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.8.0-ibm-src1:1.8.0.5.20-1jpp.1.el7 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:7Package registry (OSV)
suse:java-1_7_0-ibm1.7.0_sr10.30-65.28.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:java-1_7_1-ibm1.7.1_sr4.30-26.29.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4Package registry (OSV)
suse:java-1_8_0-ibm1.8.0_sr5.20-30.36.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

All national notices →

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-419 · Unprotected Primary Channel

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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