CVE-2002-2284

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.4)—

Netscape Communicator 4.0 through 4.79 allows remote attackers to bypass JVM security and execute arbitrary Java code via an applet that loads user-supplied Java classes.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Base score: 6.4

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.04%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 80
Score date: 10/4/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Netscape — Communicator

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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