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🛡️ CVE-2020-14578 — java

🟢 CVSS 2.0 — Low ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
2.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u261 and 8u251; Java SE Embedded: 8u251. 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 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Affected software

CVE-2020-14578 is recorded against 3 packages.

  • java
  • java-min
  • jre

Timeline and source

Published on 6 May 2026 and last revised on 8 May 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

lists.opensuse.org (Web)
kc.mcafee.com (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Web)
security.gentoo.org (Web)
security.gentoo.org (Web)
security.netapp.com (Web)
usn.ubuntu.com (Web)
www.debian.org (Web)
www.oracle.com (Web)

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Details

Severity LOW
CVSS Score 2.0
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-05-06
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-05-08
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
java
java-min
jre

References

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