Is CVE-2012-1723 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2012-1723 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-03-03, and has known ransomware campaign use.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-1723?

CVE-2012-1723 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-1723?

CVE-2012-1723 has an EPSS score of 93.69% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1723?

Upgrade icedtea6 to 1.11.3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-1723

CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and earlier, 5 update 35 and earlier, and 1.4.2_37 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Hotspot.

CWE-284Improper Access Control

How to fix

Remediation Available

icedtea6NVD

Affected:>= 1.11.0, < 1.11.3Fixed in:1.11.3CVE-2012-1723derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

93.69%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via Unknown vectors related to Hotspot.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-03-24

Associated with ransomware campaigns

References

Vendor Advisory1

oracle.com

Third-Party Advisory3

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Mailing List2

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2023-27350	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-1653	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-23752	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-38205	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-29298	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-27348	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix

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This 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 2026-04-21.