Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 10 and Update 11, when running on Windo
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 10 and Update 11, when running on Windows using Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, and Google Chrome, allows remote attackers to bypass the "Very High" security level of the Java Control Panel and execute unsigned Java code without prompting the user via unknown vectors, aka "Issue 53" and the "Java Security Slider" vulnerability.
- Published
- Jan 31, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 7.6% · 94th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
42
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 2 / 30 · 7.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| oracle | jdk | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk |
| oracle | jre | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre |
| chrome | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome | |
| microsoft | internet explorer | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer |
| mozilla | firefox | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox |
| opera | opera browser | cpe:2.3:a:opera:opera_browser |
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Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- oracle jdk1.7.0
- oracle jre1.7.0
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Remediation
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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- blogs.computerworld.com/malware-and-vulnerabilities/21693/yet-another-java-security-flaw-discovered-number-53
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0237.html
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/241
- thenextweb.com/insider/2013/01/28/new-vulnerability-bypasses-oracles-attempt-to-stop-malware-drive-by-downloads-via-java-applets/
- www.informationweek.com/security/application-security/java-security-work-remains-bug-hunter-sa/240147150
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/858729
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2013-1841061.html
- www.scmagazine.com.au/News/330453%2Cjava-still-unsafe-new-flaws-discovered.aspx
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-032A.html
- www.zdnet.com/java-update-doesnt-prevent-silent-exploits-at-all-7000010422/
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15906
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19171
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.