Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 18 and 5.0 Update 23 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the March 2010 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a reliable researcher that this is due to missing privilege checks during deserialization of RMIConnectionImpl objects, which allows remote attackers to call system-level Java functions via the ClassLoader of a constructor that is being deserialized.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-0094 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 86.99%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16305 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-09-27 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-02-23 | 88.91% | 86.99% | -1.92% |
| 2 | 2025-05-27 | 88.84% | 88.91% | +0.07% |
| 3 | 2025-05-04 | — | 88.84% | — |
Full EPSS history (16 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2010-0094: 1 GLSA(s) (201006-18), 3 atom(s) (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java, dev-java/sun-jdk, dev-java/sun-jre-bin); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-0094 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0094 |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2010-0094 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openjdk-6, sun-java5, sun-java6), 27 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): released 9, DNE 6, not-affected 6, ignored 5, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-0094 |
: Per: http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/javacpumar2010.html 'Affected product releases and versions: • Java SE: • JDK and JRE 6 Update 18 and earlier for Windows, Solaris, and Linux • JDK 5.0 Update 23 and earlier for Solaris • SDK 1.4.2_25 and earlier for Solaris • Java for Business: • JDK and JRE 6 Update 18 and earlier for Windows, Solaris and Linux • JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 23 and earlier for Windows, Solaris and Linux • SDK and JRE 1.4.2_25 and earlier for Windows, Solaris and Linux'
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| sun | jre | <= 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_18:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_17:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | <= 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_18:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_17:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1_b06:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | <= 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update23:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update16:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update18:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update19:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update20:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update21:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | <= 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update23:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update16:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update18:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update19:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update20:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update21:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:* |