CVE-2010-2086

Apache MyFaces 1.1.7 and 1.2.8, as used in IBM WebSphere Application Server and other applications, does not properly handle an unencrypted view state, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or execute arbitrary Expression Language (EL) statements via vectors that involve modifying the serialized view object.

Published: 2010-05-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2010-2086 is rated Moderate Risk (43/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.12%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2086

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 2.95% 2.12% -0.83%
2 2025-10-28 1.30% 2.95% +1.65%
3 2025-03-30 1.30%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2086

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
4.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-2086

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2010-2086

GHSA-92cv-wv2c-8899 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache MyFaces Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-2086

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2086

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2086

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache myfaces 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:myfaces:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache myfaces 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:myfaces:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2086

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