9.8

CVE-2015-0192: ibm java Improper Privilege Management

Modified
Published 02-07-2015Last modified 27-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-0192 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ibm java. EPSS estimates a 4.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 9.8 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 4% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
4.06%
0%100%
Low · +0.08 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 3
RHSA-2015:1006RHSA-2015:1007RHSA-2015:1020RHSA-2015:1021RHSA-2015:1091SUSE-SU-2015:1073-1

Timeline

  1. 02-07-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Java 8 before SR1, 7 R1 before SR2 FP11, 7 before SR9, 6 R1 before SR8 FP4, 6 before SR16 FP4, and 5.0 before SR16 FP10 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to the Java Virtual Machine.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.06%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.08 pp

From 3.98% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat5 products
Suse2 products
Ibm1 product
  • java≥ 5.0.0.0, < 5.0.16.10 | ≥ 6.0.0.0, ≤ 6.0.16.4 | ≥ 6.1.0.0, < 6.1.8.4 | ≥ 7.0.0.0, ≤ 7.0.9 | ≥ 7.1.0.0, < 7.1.2.11 | ≥ 8.0, < 8.0.1.0

3 vendors · 8 products

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