VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2007-5236
CVSS score5.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.98%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-10-06
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Description
Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 12 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_15 and earlier, on Windows does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted applications, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read local files via an untrusted application.