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CVE-2012-5076: Oracle Java SE Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability

KEV
Analyzed
Published 16-10-2012Last modified 22-10-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-5076 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Improper Access Control vulnerability in Oracle Java SE. It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 28-03-2022. EPSS estimates a 91.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Act nowlisted as exploited

Listed as exploited by CISA (28-03-2022)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
91.25%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVExploited in the wildCritical · listed in 1 catalog
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits4exploit-database, metasploit

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10534-1RHSA-2012:1386RHSA-2012:1391RHSA-2012:1467

Timeline

  1. 16-10-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-03-2022
    Added to CISA KEVExploitedOracle Java SE Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability
  3. 18-04-2022
    CISA remediation dueDeadline passedApply updates per vendor instructions.
  4. 22-10-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability, related to JAX-WS.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

91.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

100%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 91.25% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVListed
Added
28-03-2022
Federal due date
18-04-2022
ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions. nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5076

Public exploits

4 found
  • exploit-databaseremotejavaVerified

    Java Applet - AverageRangeStatisticImpl Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotemultipleVerified

    Java Applet - JAX-WS Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Java Applet AverageRangeStatisticImpl Remote Code Execution

    exploit/multi/browser/java_jre17_glassfish_averagerangestatisticimpl

    Maturity: weaponized

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  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Java Applet JAX-WS Remote Code Execution

    exploit/multi/browser/java_jre17_jaxws

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Oracle1 product
  • jre1.7.0 | 1.7.0:update1 | 1.7.0:update2 | 1.7.0:update3 | 1.7.0:update4 | 1.7.0:update5 | 1.7.0:update6 | 1.7.0:update7
Suse1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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