What is CVE-2015-2590?

CVE-2015-2590 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oracle Jdk. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2015-07-16.

How severe is CVE-2015-2590?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2015-2590 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2015-2590 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Oracle Jdk

CVE-2015-2590

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded 7u75 and 8u33 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4732.

Published 2015-07-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.255 (97.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.255 · newest: 0.255 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Oracle Jdk — versions 1.6.0, 1.7.0, 1.8.0
Oracle Jre — versions 1.6.0, 1.7.0, 1.8.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 6.6, 6.7, 7.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux For IBM Z Systems — versions 6.0_s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux For IBM Z Systems Eus — versions 6.7_s390x, 7.1_s390x, 7.2_s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux For Power Big Endian — versions 6.0_ppc64, 7.0_ppc64

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-03. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-03-24.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1243.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/75818 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1229.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1032910 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2706-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1526.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1485.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1544.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00040.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-2590?: CVE-2015-2590 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oracle Jdk. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2015-07-16.
How severe is CVE-2015-2590?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-2590 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2015-2590 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.