CVE-2002-1260: Microsoft Windows 2000

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 15.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) APIs in Microsoft Virtual Machine (VM) 5.0.3805 and earlier allow remote attackers to bypass security checks and access database contents via an untrusted Java applet.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 2000: any version
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services: any version
• Microsoft Windows 95: any version
• Microsoft Windows 98: any version
• Microsoft Windows 98se: any version
• Microsoft Windows Me: any version
• Microsoft Windows Nt: version 4.0 only
• Microsoft Windows XP: any version

Published 2002-12-23. Last modified 2026-06-16.