Privilege escalation in Oracle Java SE - CVE-2018-2627

Vulnerability identifier: #VU10133

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2627

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Oracle

Affected software:
Oracle Java SE

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.

The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Java SE Installer. A local attacker can gain system privileges on the target system.

Install update from vendor's website.

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html