Is CVE-2011-3544 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2011-3544 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on March 3, 2022.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-3544?

CVE-2011-3544 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2011-3544

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8CISA KEV: actively exploitedEPSS 96.7%EU EUVD: exploited

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE 7 and 6 Update 27 and earlier allows remote untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Scripting.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-284
EPSS score: 96.7% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV: Yes, added March 3, 2022
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-3507)
Published: October 19, 2011
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Analyzed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Added to the KEV catalog on March 3, 2022; federal remediation due March 24, 2022.

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-3507 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 22, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-01/msg00049.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132750579901589&w=2(Mailing List)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2(Mailing List)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2(Mailing List)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/48308(Broken Link)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/(Product)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2011-443431.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1384.html(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50218(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026215(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1263-1(Third Party Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70849(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13947(Broken Link)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2011-3544(US Government Resource)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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