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CVE-2010-0840: Oracle JRE Unspecified Vulnerability

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalKEVAnalyzed
Published 01-04-2010Last modified 22-10-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-0840 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE). It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 25-05-2022. EPSS estimates a 96.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
85/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
96.32%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVListedCISA
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2exploit-database, metasploit

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8
RHSA-2010:0337RHSA-2010:0338RHSA-2010:0339RHSA-2010:0383RHSA-2010:0471RHSA-2010:0489

Timeline

  1. 01-04-2010
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-05-2022
    Added to CISA KEVOracle JRE Unspecified Vulnerability
  3. 15-06-2022
    CISA remediation dueApply updates per vendor instructions.
  4. 22-10-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 18, 5.0 Update 23, and 1.4.2_25 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 related to improper checks when executing privileged methods in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an untrusted object that extends the trusted class but has not modified a certain method, or (2) "a similar trust issue with interfaces," aka "Trusted Methods Chaining Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

96.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

100%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 96.32% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
96.32%

Known exploited

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CISA KEVListed
Added
25-05-2022
Federal due date
15-06-2022

CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions. nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0840

Public exploits

2 found
  • exploit-databaseremotemultipleVerified

    Java - 'Statement.invoke()' Trusted Method Chain (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Java Statement.invoke() Trusted Method Chain Privilege Escalation

    exploit/multi/browser/java_trusted_chain

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Canonical1 product
Opensuse1 product
Oracle1 product
  • jreEOL1.4.2_25 | 1.5.0:update23 | 1.6.0:update18

3 vendors · 3 products

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