CVE-2019-17560
This allows an attacker to intercept downloads of autoupdates and modify the download, potentially injecting malicious code. “Apache NetBeans" versions up to and including 11.2 are affected by this vulnerability.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The "Apache NetBeans" autoupdate system does not validate SSL certificates and hostnames for https based downloads. This allows an attacker to intercept downloads of autoupdates and modify the download, potentially injecting malicious code. “Apache NetBeans" versions up to and including 11.2 are affected by this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.32% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-295
- Affected
- apache/netbeans · oracle/graalvm
- Source
- security@apache.org
EPSS 2.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r354d7654efa1050539fe56a3257696d1faeea4f3f9b633c29ec89609%40%3Cdev.netbeans.apache.org%3EMailing List, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r354d7654efa1050539fe56a3257696d1faeea4f3f9b633c29ec89609%40%3Cdev.netbeans.apache.org%3EMailing List, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.