CVE-2010-4452: Oracle Java SE Deployment component unspecified remote code execution flaw

Automated analysis

Generated by VULONE's analysis model from the NVD record, CISA KEV and EPSS data on 18 September 2026. Confidence: medium.

high priorityComplete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact with a network-reachable, no-authentication vector and very high EPSS, though the record lacks root-cause and exploit detail.

What it is

CVE-2010-4452 is an unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component of the Java Runtime Environment in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 23 and earlier. It can be triggered by untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets, and it affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The record gives no root-cause detail, so the exact mechanism is unknown.

Impact

An attacker who gets a victim to run a malicious applet or Web Start application can fully compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The CVSS 2.0 vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C rates this as complete impact.

Attack surface

Reached over the network through the Java browser plugin or Web Start, requiring the victim to load untrusted Java content. No authentication is needed on the attacker's side, but user interaction (visiting a page or launching a JNLP) is implied by the applet/Web Start vector.

Exploitation

Not listed in CISA KEV and no reference carries an exploit tag, but EPSS is 0.8275 (99.65th percentile), indicating a high modeled likelihood of exploitation activity. No public exploit details are provided in this record.

What to do

• Apply the Oracle Java SE CPU February 2011 patch referenced in the vendor advisory, or later Java 6 updates.
• Upgrade to a supported Java release; Java 6 Update 23 and earlier are end-of-life and should not be used.
• Disable the Java browser plugin and Java Web Start where not required, and block untrusted JNLP/applet execution.
• Restrict Java execution via browser allow-lists or enterprise policy, and remove Java from endpoints that do not need it.
• Apply the Red Hat errata RHSA-2011-0282 and RHSA-2011-0880 for affected Red Hat Java packages.

Detection

• Monitor for Java plugin or javaws processes spawning child processes such as cmd.exe, powershell.exe, or /bin/sh.
• Alert on JNLP or applet downloads from untrusted or newly registered domains reaching Java processes.
• Hunt for unexpected outbound network connections originating from java.exe or javaws.exe.
• Inventory endpoints still running Java 6 Update 23 or earlier and flag them for remediation.

This assessment is produced automatically and is not human-reviewed. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting on it.