CVE-2008-2078

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

Robocode before 1.6.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to "access the internals of the Robocode game" via unspecified vectors related to the AWT Event Queue.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 7.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.36%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 71
Score date: 10/18/2026

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)

Robocode — Robocode

CWEs

CWE-264

References

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