CVE-2019-2786: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Low severity, CVSS 3.4. EPSS: 2.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Security). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 8u212, 11.0.3 and 12.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u211. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Java SE, Java SE Embedded, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets (in Java SE 8), that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.4 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Affected products

  • Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 16.04 only; version 18.04 only; version 19.04 only
  • HP XP7 Command View: before 8.7.0-00 (fixed in 8.7.0-00)
  • Opensuse Leap: version 15.0 only; version 15.1 only
  • Oracle JDK: version 1.8.0 only; version 11.0.3 only; version 12.0.1 only
  • Oracle JRE: version 1.8.0 only; version 11.0.3 only; version 12.0.1 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux: version 8.0 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 6.0 only; version 7.0 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus: version 8.6 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: version 6.0 only; version 7.0 only
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: version 6.0 only; version 7.0 only
  • Red Hat Satellite: version 5.8 only

Published 2019-07-23. Last modified 2026-06-17.