The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers…
Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to determine the current directory of the Internet Explorer process via the getAbsolutePath() method in a File() call.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.17407 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1288
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-94r6-2p96-fcrh
References
More Microsoft Java Virtual Machine vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01236 The Microsoft Java virtual machine (VM) build 5.0.3805 and earlier, as used in Internet… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-01230 The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-1999-00716 The Microsoft Java Virtual Machine allows a malicious Java applet to execute arbitrary… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2002-01239 The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-01237 The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, provides a public… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-01233 The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2002-1288 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1288 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-94r6-2p96-fcrh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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