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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-2754

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Scripting).

LOW 3.7EPSS 4.16%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.16%). 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: Scripting). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 8u241, 11.0.6 and 14; Java SE Embedded: 8u241. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE, Java SE Embedded. 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 3.0 Base Score 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

CVSS 3.1
3.7 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
4.16% probability · 91th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
oracle/jdk · oracle/jre · oracle/openjdk · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/e-series santricity os controller · netapp/snapmanager · netapp/storagegrid · fedoraproject/fedora · opensuse/leap · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · mcafee/epolicy orchestrator
Source
secalert_us@oracle.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 4.16%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 4.2% 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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.