CVE-2007-5237

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.1)—
Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 and earlier does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted applications, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read and modify local files via an untrusted application, aka "two vulnerabilities."
CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
Base score: 7.1
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.29%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 88
Score date: 10/13/2026
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 (2)

SUN — JDK SUN — JRE
CWEs

CWE-264
References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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