CVE-2015-4902 Oracle Java SE Integrity Check Vulnerability
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE allows remote attackers to affect integrity via Unknown vectors related to deployment.
From the CISA KEV catalogue version 2026.11.06, with Cybergen analysis. Updated 6 Nov 2026.
Should You Worry?
- CISA confirmed exploitation in the wild and added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 3 Mar 2022.
- Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.3, scored by CISA).
- It has been in the catalogue for 1,709 days. Systems still unpatched now have almost certainly been scanned for it.
What It Is
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u101, 7u85, and 8u60 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Deployment.
What To Do Now
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Find it
Search your asset inventory and external attack surface for Oracle Java SE. Include cloud images, appliances and anything a supplier runs for you.
Attack Surface Management - 2
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Hunt for compromise
If an affected system was reachable before you patched, assume it may have been hit. Check logs, new accounts, web shells and outbound connections from the date of exposure.
Incident Response - 4
Prove it is fixed
Rescan or test the system after patching. Upgrades that fail silently and forgotten secondary instances are common.
Penetration Testing
Vendor Advisories
The Compliance Clock
General guidance, not legal advice. Your obligations depend on your sector, scope and jurisdiction.
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Sources
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue
- NVD: CVE-2015-4902
- CVE record: CVE-2015-4902
- FIRST EPSS
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00003.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00009.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00004.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2507.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1928.html
- oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1430
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2506.html
