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CVE-2002-1292

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-1292 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (VM) build 5.0.3805 and earlier, affecting Internet Explorer. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions by extending the Standard Security Manager class, specifically by modifying deniedDefinitionPackages or deniedAccessPackages settings. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity, as it can lead to a denial of service by preventing Java applets from running. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:java_virtual_machine:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
22.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2245 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
marc.info
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-069
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/10585
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/237777
US Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/6133