CVE-2012-1723

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 94%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · kev ransomware · Metasploit · Exploit-DB (verified) · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and earlier, 5 update 35 and earlier, and 1.4.2_37 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Hotspot.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALhigh confidence
EG Risk
99
EG Risk 99/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Attend at low mission impact; Act at medium or high.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it sooner than your standard update timelines at low mission impact and as soon as possible at medium or high.
EPSS PROB
94%
EPSS %ILE
99th
KEV
⚠ Exploited

CISA SSVCAttend at low mission impact; Act at medium or high.

A fix is available. Apply it sooner than your standard update timelines at low mission impact and as soon as possible at medium or high.

Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

June 16, 2012

Last Modified

August 6, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Oct 8, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available.
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

CVE-2012-1723 - PSIRT.COM

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53960
generic
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:095
generic

IcedTea JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201406-32) — Gentoo security

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
generic
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0734.html
generic

'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02805 SSRT100919 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Java, Remote Unauthorized Access, D' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134496371727681&w=2
generic

Secunia Research & Vulnerability Insights | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/51080

Patch Availability(6)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuopenjdk-6-jre (6b24-1.11.3-1ubuntu0.12.04.1) @ precise2026-10-10ubuntu
redhatjava-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_32012-06-20redhat
redhatjava-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.5-1jpp.1.el62012-06-20redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_22012-06-13redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_22012-06-13redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.27.1.10.8.el5_82012-06-13redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:6.0(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
openjdk-66b18-1.8.10-0+squeeze1 ... 6b18-1.8.9-0.1~squeeze1 (18 versions)
  • every version up to 6b18-1.8.13-0+squeeze2: fixed in 6b18-1.8.13-0+squeeze2
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Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(6)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 80× in last 7d / 358× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 1,601 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-10 14:00 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-10-10 14:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-10 09:43 UTCVendor advisory
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  9. 2026-10-09 20:46 UTCVendor advisory
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  11. 2026-10-09 16:29 UTCVendor advisory
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  14. 2026-10-09 12:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-10-08 10:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-10-08 05:58 UTCVendor advisory
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  4. 2026-10-08 01:41 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-10-08 01:41 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-10-08 01:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-10-07 23:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-10-07 21:23 UTCVendor advisory
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  34. 2026-10-05 13:17 UTCVendor advisory
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  42. 2026-10-04 20:04 UTCVendor advisory
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  46. 2026-10-04 11:28 UTCVendor advisory
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  58. 2026-10-03 09:37 UTCVendor advisory
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  60. 2026-10-03 05:17 UTCVendor advisory
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  62. 2026-10-03 00:59 UTCVendor advisory
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  64. 2026-10-02 20:41 UTCVendor advisory
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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-19717✓ verified
    First seen Jul 11, 2012

    Java Applet - Field Bytecode Verifier Cache Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/multi/browser/java_verifier_field_access✓ verified
    First seen Jun 6, 2012

    Java Applet Field Bytecode Verifier Cache Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2012-1723?
CVE-2012-1723 is a critical vulnerability published on June 16, 2012. Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and earlier, 5 update 35 and earlier, and 1.4.2_37 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related…
When was CVE-2012-1723 disclosed?
CVE-2012-1723 was first published on June 16, 2012, with the most recent update on August 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2012-1723 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2012-1723 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 3, 2022, affecting Oracle Java SE. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate attention. A fix is available. Apply it.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-1723?
CVE-2012-1723 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2012-1723?
CVE-2012-1723 affects Oracle Java SE. The affected packages EchelonGraph has on record, with version ranges, are listed in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2012-1723?
A fix for CVE-2012-1723 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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