CVE-2020-14792
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot).
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u271, 8u261, 11.0.8 and 15; Java SE Embedded: 8u261. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. Note: Applies to client and server deployment of Java. This vulnerability can be exploited through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and sandboxed Java applets. It can also be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.23% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- oracle/openjdk · oracle/jdk · oracle/jre · debian/debian linux · netapp/7-mode transition tool · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/e-series santricity os controller · netapp/e-series santricity storage manager · netapp/e-series santricity web services proxy · netapp/hci management node · netapp/oncommand insight · netapp/oncommand unified manager · netapp/santricity cloud connector · netapp/santricity unified manager · netapp/snapmanager · netapp/solidfire · netapp/hci storage node · mcafee/epolicy orchestrator · opensuse/leap
- Source
- secalert_us@oracle.com
EPSS 2.2% since 26 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
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-19Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4779Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-19Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4779Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.