VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-4910

CVSS score10 HIGH
EPSS probability10.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

The BasicService in Sun Java Web Start allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs on a client machine via a file:// URL argument to the showDocument method.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references