Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Provider class in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 20 have unknown impact and attack vectors, aka BugId 6429594. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incorrect fix for BugId 6406003.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-2722 is rated High Risk (68.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.77%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 3.97% | 2.77% | -1.20% |
| 2 | 2025-10-27 | 4.20% | 3.97% | -0.23% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 4.20% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2009-2722: 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-2009-2722 |
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2722 |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2009-2722 low priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (java, openjdk-6, sun-java5, sun-java6), 36 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): not-affected 16, DNE 14, ignored 4, released 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-2722 |