VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-3866

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability6.18%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-11-05
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

The Java Web Start Installer in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17 does not properly use security model permissions when removing installer extensions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying a certain JNLP file to have a URL field that points to an unintended trusted application, aka Bug Id 6872824.

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