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CVE-2008-4910
The BasicService in Sun Java Web Start allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs on a client machine via a file:// URL…
High10.0EPSS 10.3%
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Description
The BasicService in Sun Java Web Start allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs on a client machine via a file:// URL argument to the showDocument method.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.3% · top 4.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- sun-jws-showdocument-command-execution(46119) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 31916 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20081025 Java Web start vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20081031 Re: Java Web start vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 4542 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
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