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TI-2002-01235 Aliases CVE-2002-1291GHSA-c2m8-r37j-4f3c

The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers…

Priority MEDIUM 41Published · 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 read arbitrary local files and network shares via an applet tag with a codebase set to a "file://%00" (null character) URL.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.18372 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:java_virtual_machine:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:java_virtual_machine:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1291
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c2m8-r37j-4f3c

References

Other 3

  • 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
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Sources

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