Directory traversal vulnerability in the PersistenceService in Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 11 and earlier, and Java Web Start in SDK and JRE 1.4.2_13 and earlier, for Windows allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions via an application that grants file overwrite privileges to itself
Published Jun 30, 2007
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.42%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the PersistenceService in Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 11 and earlier, and Java Web Start in SDK and JRE 1.4.2_13 and earlier, for Windows allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions via an application that grants file overwrite privileges to itself. NOTE: this can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code by overwriting a .java.policy file.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.42% (0.06417) | 93.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.42% (0.06417) | 92.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.62% (0.04623) | 88.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.79% (0.05786) | 83.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.62% (0.04623) | 88.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 39.71% (0.39709) | 97.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 17.54% (0.17542) | 96.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 17, 2024 | 21.11% (0.21113) | 96.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 17.02% (0.17024) | 95.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 25.34% (0.25341) | 96.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 30, 2023 | 18.74% (0.18743) | 95.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 17.89% (0.17894) | 95.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177 x_refsource_MISC
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://osvdb.org/37755 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25823 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28115 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102957-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472673/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24695 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018328 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2384 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4224 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35169 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.