CVE-2010-1423
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in (a) Java NPAPI plugin and (b) Java Deployment Toolkit in Java 6 Update 10, 19, and other versions, when running on Windows and possibly on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) -J or (2) -XXaltjvm argument to javaws.exe, which is processed by the launch method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2010-April/074036.html
- http://osvdb.org/63648
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39260
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/886582
- http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=67&Itemid=1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023840
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0853
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57615
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14090
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.