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CVE-2012-5076

Oracle Java SE Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability

CISA KEV record

CISA date added
2022-03-28
CISA due date
2022-04-18
Known ransomware use
Unknown

NVD risk context

9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS is a technical severity score. CISA’s KEV status remains the evidence that this vulnerability is known to be exploited.

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Attack vector
Network
The vulnerable service can be reached remotely over a network.
Attack complexity
Low
Exploitation does not require unusual conditions beyond normal attacker control.
Privileges required
None
The attacker does not need an existing account or privileges.
User interaction
None
No action by another user is required.

Description

The default Java security properties configuration did not restrict access to the com.sun.org.glassfish.external and com.sun.org.glassfish.gmbal packages. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

NVD reference index

Vendor and remediation references

NVD has tagged these sources as vendor advisories, patches, mitigations, or release notes.

Other NVD references (10)

MITRE CWE context

CWE classification

CISA has not listed a CWE classification for this entry.

NVD record timing

NVD record timeline

These dates describe NVD’s record, not CISA’s KEV addition or remediation due date.

NVD published
Oct 16, 2012, 09:55 PM UTC
When NVD first published this CVE record.
NVD last updated
Jun 16, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC
When NVD last changed its analysis or record data.
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CISA notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5076