CVE-2009-1896

The Java Web Start framework in IcedTea in OpenJDK before 1.6.0.0-20.b16.fc10 on Fedora 10, and before 1.6.0.0-27.b16.fc11 on Fedora 11, trusts an entire application when at least one of the listed jar files is trusted, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code without the untrusted-code restrictions via a crafted application, related to NetX.

Published: 2009-08-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-1896 is rated High Risk (72/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.03%). EPSS rose +2.00% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1896

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.04% 3.03% +2.00%
2 2025-12-30 1.08% 1.04% -0.05%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.08% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1896

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1896

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-1896

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1896
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-1896 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openjdk-6, sun-java5, sun-java6), 24 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): not-affected 12, DNE 5, released 4, ignored 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1896

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1896

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun openjdk <= 1.6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:openjdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1896

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