7.5

CVE-2024-23076: jfree jfreechart NULL Pointer Dereference

Modified
Published 10-04-2024Last modified 09-07-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-23076 is a high (CVSS 7.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in jfree jfreechart. EPSS estimates a 0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 1% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.77%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-04-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 09-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

JFreeChart v1.5.4 was discovered to contain a NullPointerException via the component /labels/BubbleXYItemLabelGenerator.java. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple third parties who believe there was not reasonable evidence to determine the existence of a vulnerability. The submission may have been based on a tool that is not sufficiently robust for vulnerability identification.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.77%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

56%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.77% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

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.

Jfree1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links