{"id":"CVE-2020-14792","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-14792","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:42:32.424Z","title":"Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Hotspot).","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).","published":"2020-10-21T15:15:19.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:55:33.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secalert_us@oracle.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":4.2,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":[],"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"],"epss":{"score":0.0223,"percentile":0.82638,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00031.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-19","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0004/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4779","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert_us@oracle.com"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00031.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-19","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0004/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4779","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14792","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}