CVE-2010-0840
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 18, 5.0 Update 23, and 1.4.2_25 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the March 2010 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a reliable researcher that this is related to improper checks when executing privileged methods in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) an untrusted object that extends the trusted class but has not modified a certain method, or (2) "a similar trust issue with interfaces," aka "Trusted Methods Chaining Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- EPSS score
- 96.3% (100th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- Yes, added May 25, 2022
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-0865)
- Published
- April 1, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Analyzed
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Oracle JRE Unspecified Vulnerability
Added to the KEV catalog on May 25, 2022; federal remediation due June 15, 2022.
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-0865 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 22, 2025.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- opensuse / opensuse
- opensuse / opensuse
- opensuse / opensuse
- oracle / jre
- oracle / jre
- oracle / jre
References
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02273751(Broken Link)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00001.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//May/msg00002.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00001.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127557596201693&w=2(Mailing List)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2(Mailing List)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39292(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39317(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39659(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39819(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40211(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40545(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43308(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4170(Release Notes, Third Party Advisory)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4171(Release Notes, Third Party Advisory)
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-923-1(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:084(Broken Link)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2010-175626.html(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpumar2010-083341.html(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0337.html(Broken Link)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0338.html(Broken Link)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0339.html(Broken Link)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0383.html(Broken Link)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0471.html(Broken Link)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0489.html(Broken Link)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510528/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39065(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_vc41_u1_rel_notes.html(Release Notes)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1107(Broken Link)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1191(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1454(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1523(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1793(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-056(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13971(Broken Link)
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9974(Broken Link)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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