CVE-2020-14583

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Libraries). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u261, 8u251, 11.0.7 and 14.0.1; 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 require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Java SE, Java SE Embedded, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Java SE, Java SE Embedded. 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 8.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Published: 2020-07-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-14583 is rated High Risk (67.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.03%). EPSS rose +3.01% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-14583

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.02% 4.03% +3.01%
2 2025-12-28 0.94% 1.02% +0.08%
3 2025-12-27 — 0.94% —

Full EPSS history (24 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-14583

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.3 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.6 6.0 [email protected]
8.3 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.6 6.0 [email protected]
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-14583

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-14583

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2020-14583: 3 source package rows (openjdk11, openjdk7, openjdk8); 17 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 17, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-14583
debian not yet assigned CVE-2020-14583 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (openjdk-11, openjdk-8), 3 status rows across 2 suites (bullseye, sid): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-14583
gentoo normal CVE-2020-14583: 3 GLSA(s) (202008-24, 202209-15, 202409-26), 6 atom(s) (dev-java/icedtea, dev-java/icedtea-bin, dev-java/openjdk, dev-java/openjdk-bin, dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin, dev-java/oracle-jre-bin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2020-14583
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14583
suse high CVE-2020-14583 severity important: SUSE including 411 source package names (10.1.33-openjdk11-59.4:java-11-openjdk-11.0.8.0-3.45.1, 10.1.33-openjdk11-59.4:java-11-openjdk-headless-11.0.8.0-3.45.1, …), 1123 product×package rows across 137 product lines (Container bci/openjdk, Container bci/openjdk-devel, … (137 product lines)): Fixed 892, Known Affected 231. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14583/
ubuntu medium CVE-2020-14583 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openjdk-13, openjdk-8, openjdk-lts), 36 status rows across 12 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 17, DNE 11, ignored 5, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-14583

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-14583

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update101:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update111:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update121:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update131:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update141:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update151:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update161:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update171:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update181:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update191:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update201:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update21:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update211:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update221:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update231:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update241:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update25:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update251:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:7:update261:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone4:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone5:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone6:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone7:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone8:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:milestone9:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update101:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update102:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update111:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update112:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update121:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update131:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update141:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update151:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update152:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update161:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update162:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update171:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update172:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update181:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update191:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update192:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update20:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update201:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update202:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update211:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update212:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update221:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update222:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update231:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update232:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update241:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update242:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update25:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:8:update252:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 11 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 11.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 11.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 11.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 11.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 11.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 13 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 13.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:13.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 13.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:13.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 13.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:13.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle openjdk 14 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-14583

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00019.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00027.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00021.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6CFJPOYF3CWYEPCDOAOCNFJTQIKKWPHW/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DFZ36XIW5ENQAW6BB7WHRFFTTJX7KGMR/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MEPHBZPNSLX43B26DWKB7OS6AROTS2BO/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QQUMIAON2YEFRONMIUVHAKYCIOLICDBA/ Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-24 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-15 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0005/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4433-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4453-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4734 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html Patch Vendor Advisory
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