CVE-2011-3544

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Exploited in the wild
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 97%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · Metasploit · Exploit-DB (verified) · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE 7 and 6 Update 27 and earlier allows remote untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Scripting.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALhigh confidence
EG Risk
99
EG Risk 99/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Attend at low mission impact; Act at medium or high.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it sooner than your standard update timelines at low mission impact and as soon as possible at medium or high.
EPSS PROB
97%
EPSS %ILE
99th
KEV
⚠ Exploited

CISA SSVCAttend at low mission impact; Act at medium or high.

A fix is available. Apply it sooner than your standard update timelines at low mission impact and as soon as possible at medium or high.

Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

October 19, 2011

Last Modified

April 22, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Oct 8, 2026
Patch available.
generic

Support

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1384.html
generic

Java SDK

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/
generic

IcedTea JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201406-32) — Gentoo security

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
generic
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html
generic

'[security bulletin] HPSBMU02797 SSRT100867 rev.1 - HP Network Node Manager i (NNMi) v9.1x Running JD' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2
generic

'[security bulletin] HPSBMU02799 SSRT100867 rev.1 - HP Network Node Manager i (NNMi) v9.0x Running JD' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
generic

'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02730 SSRT100710 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Java, Remote Unauthorized Access, D' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132750579901589&w=2
generic

Secunia Research & Vulnerability Insights | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/48308

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2011-3544(4)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(6)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuopenjdk-6-jre-lib (6b23~pre11-0ubuntu1.11.10) @ oneiric2026-10-10ubuntu
redhatjava-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el5_92013-10-23redhat
redhatjava-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_32012-11-15redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.10.0-1jpp.2.el52012-01-18redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el52011-10-19redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.9.10.el6_12011-10-18redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:5.0(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
openjdk-66b11-9.1 ... 6b18~pre4-1 (58 versions)
  • every version up to 6b18-1.8.10-0~lenny2: fixed in 6b18-1.8.10-0~lenny2
—
Debian:6.0(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
openjdk-66b18-1.8.10-0+squeeze1 ... 6b18-1.8.9-0.1~squeeze1 (16 versions)
  • every version up to 6b18-1.8.10-0+squeeze2: fixed in 6b18-1.8.10-0+squeeze2
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Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(2)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 76× in last 7d / 354× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 1,569 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-10 12:32 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-10-10 12:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-10 08:10 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-10-10 08:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-10-10 03:47 UTCVendor advisory
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  11. 2026-10-09 14:42 UTCVendor advisory
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  14. 2026-10-09 10:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-10-08 08:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  27. 2026-10-05 23:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-10-05 19:03 UTCVendor advisory
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  30. 2026-10-05 14:42 UTCVendor advisory
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  32. 2026-10-05 10:21 UTCVendor advisory
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  34. 2026-10-05 06:00 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-10-05 06:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-10-05 01:38 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-10-05 01:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  40. 2026-10-04 16:56 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-10-04 16:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-10-04 12:32 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-10-04 12:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-10-04 08:11 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-10-04 08:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-10-04 03:50 UTCVendor advisory
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  48. 2026-10-03 23:29 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-10-03 23:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-10-03 19:06 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-10-03 19:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  60. 2026-10-02 21:17 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-10-02 21:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-10-02 16:56 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-10-02 16:56 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-10-02 16:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  75. 2026-10-01 14:44 UTCVendor advisory

Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-18171✓ verified
    First seen Nov 30, 2011

    Java Applet Rhino Script Engine - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/multi/browser/java_rhino✓ verified
    First seen Oct 18, 2011

    Java Applet Rhino Script Engine Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2011-3544?
CVE-2011-3544 is a critical vulnerability published on October 19, 2011. Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE 7 and 6 Update 27 and earlier allows remote untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to…
When was CVE-2011-3544 disclosed?
CVE-2011-3544 was first published on October 19, 2011, with the most recent update on April 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2011-3544 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2011-3544 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 3, 2022, affecting Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate attention. A fix is available. Apply it.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2011-3544?
CVE-2011-3544 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2011-3544?
CVE-2011-3544 affects Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE. The affected packages EchelonGraph has on record, with version ranges, are listed in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2011-3544?
A fix for CVE-2011-3544 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2011-3544 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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