Is CVE-2009-1672 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1672 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1672?

CVE-2009-1672 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-1672

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 9.6%EU EUVD

The Deployment Toolkit ActiveX control in deploytk.dll 6.0.130.3 in Sun Java SE Runtime Environment (aka JRE) 6 Update 13 allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary code via a .jnlp URL in the argument to the launch method, and might allow remote attackers to launch JRE installation processes via the (2) installLatestJRE or (3) installJRE method.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 9.6% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-1667)
Published: May 18, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1667 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

sun / jre

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34931(Exploit)
http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_mhxRKrtrPLyAHRFNm7QR.html(Exploit, URL Repurposed)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50629
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8665

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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