The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers…
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 · Partial · Partial
- 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 cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly conduct other unauthorized activities via applet tags in HTML that bypass Java class restrictions (such as private constructors) by providing the class name in the code parameter, aka "Incomplete Java Object Instantiation Vulnerability."
Why it matters now
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-2002-1295
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xrw7-4wgq-5hg3
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-2002-01237 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
- TI-2002-01238 The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, can provide HTML object… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2002-1295 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-1295 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xrw7-4wgq-5hg3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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