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CVE-2011-3544

Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

  • Critical 9.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 3 Mar 2022

Description

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.

Key facts

Published
19 Oct 2011
Last changed
22 Oct 2025
Assigned by
oracle
KEV added
3 Mar 2022
KEV fix due
24 Mar 2022
EPSS
96.653% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.884% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/a
  • n/a (affected)

Timeline

  1. 19 Oct 2011 Published
  2. 3 Mar 2022 CVE-2011-3544 added to CISA KEV
  3. 3 Mar 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References