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CVE-2012-1723

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and…

Critical9.8Known exploitedEPSS 93.6%
Published
Updated
Reserved
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oracle

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and earlier, 5 update 35 and earlier, and 1.4.2_37 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Hotspot.

Exploited in the wild

CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability.

Added
3 Mar 2022
Fix due (US federal)
24 Mar 2022
Used by ransomware
Known

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Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2012-1723, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
CISA-ADPADP (enrichment)3.1Critical9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1Critical9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
93.6% · top 0.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.

Weakness

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