Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2022-03-03. Ransomware campaign use: Known.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2022-03-24. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
n/a / n/a
Default status: Not specified
- affected: n/a
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/08/zero-day-season-is-not-over-yet.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00032.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-240A.html
- http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/new-java-0day-exploited-in-the-wild/
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=135109152819176&w=2
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/08/27/lets-start-the-week-with-a-new-java-0day
- http://www.deependresearch.org/2012/08/java-7-vulnerability-analysis.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2012-4681-1835715.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1225.html
- http://immunityproducts.blogspot.com/2012/08/java-0day-analysis-cve-2012-4681.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51044
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55213
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-4681
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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