JDK13Services.getProviders in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 20 and 6 before Update 15, and OpenJDK, grants full privileges to instances of unspecified object types, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via an untrusted (1) applet or (2) application.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-2689 is rated High Risk (71.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.51%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: 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.
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 | 2025-10-27 | 7.93% | 7.51% | -0.42% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 20.82% | 7.93% | -12.89% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 20.82% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2009-2689: 1 GLSA(s) (200911-02), 5 atom(s) (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java, dev-java/blackdown-jdk, dev-java/blackdown-jre, dev-java/sun-jdk, dev-java/sun-jre-bin); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-2689 |
redhat
|
low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2689 |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2009-2689 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openjdk-6, sun-java5, sun-java6), 25 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): released 10, DNE 5, ignored 5, not-affected 5. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-2689 |