Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u121, 7u111, and 8u102 allows remote…
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u121, 7u111, and 8u102 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to AWT.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03911 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update121:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 update121 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update111:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.0 update111 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update102:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.0 update102 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update121:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.0 update121 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update111:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.0 update111 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update102:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.0 update102 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update121:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update121 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update111:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 update111 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.8.0:update102:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 update102 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update121:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update121 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update111:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 update111 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.8.0:update102:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 update102 Vulnerable ·Oracle
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5568
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x6qx-38ch-f4w9
- 2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
Advisory 2
More Oracle Jdk vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-02888 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-02278 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-00349 Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Java 7 before Update 11 allow remote attackers to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-03989 Multiple vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-01511 Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2011-03122 Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE JDK… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-5568 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5568 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x6qx-38ch-f4w9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-5568 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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