🛡️ CVE-2020-14796 — 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: 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 read access to a subset of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability does not apply to Java deployments, typically in servers, that load and run only trusted code (e.g., code installed by an administrator). CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.1 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Affected software

CVE-2020-14796 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)
lists.debian.org (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Web)
security.gentoo.org (Web)
security.netapp.com (Web)
www.debian.org (Web)
www.oracle.com (Web)

Details

Severity LOW
CVSS Score 2.0
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-05-06
Updated 2026-06-02
Modified 2026-05-08
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
java — —
java-min — —
jre — —

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