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CVE-2010-1423

Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in (a) Java NPAPI plugin and (b) Java Deployment Toolkit in Java 6 Update 10, 19, and other versions, when running on Windows and possibly on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) -J or (2) -XXaltjvm argument to javaws.exe, which is processed by the launch method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from…

Severity
High 9.3
Published
15 Apr 2010
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
22 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
56% in the next 30 daysHigher than 99% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
OS command injection (CWE-78)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Sources
NVD

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in (a) Java NPAPI plugin and (b) Java Deployment Toolkit in Java 6 Update 10, 19, and other versions, when running on Windows and possibly on Linux, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) -J or (2) -XXaltjvm argument to javaws.exe, which is processed by the launch method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

From NVD.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
JavaServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:jdk
  • Every version up to 1.6.0
  • Version 1.6.0-update10
JavaServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:jre
  • Every version up to 1.6.0
  • Version 1.6.0-update_10

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1423
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1423