March 3, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2012-4681 — Oracle Java SE
known ransomware use
Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-03-03- Federal due date
2022-03-24- Vendor
- Oracle
- Product
- Java SE
- EPSS
- 99.9th percentile (score 0.941, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4681
CISA short description
The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE allow for remote code execution.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.