BIT-jre-2020-14779
Record from OSV · Published May 8, 2026
Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Serialization). 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 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).
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| jre | Bitnami | 15.0.1, 11.0.9, 8.0.271, 7.0.281, 1.8.0, 1.7.0 |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Bitnami | jre | 0, 1.8.0, 7.0.0 |
Timeline
- May 8, 2026 CVE Published
- May 8, 2026 CVE Updated
- May 11, 2026 Distribution Patch
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References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVPLGNHNJ4UJ6IO6R2XXEKCTCI2DRPDQ/ url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YCKZAI4AWSKO5O5VDXHFFKNLOZGZ3KEE/ url
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041.html url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6CJCO52DHIQJHLPF6HMTC5Z2VKFRQMY/ url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z7XEONOP6JB7SD7AMUWZTLZF2L4QD546/ url
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0004/ url
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00031.html url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14779 url
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4779 url
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-19 url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OMJMTXFJRONFT72YAEQNRFKYZZU4W3HD/ url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XKRGVMZT3EUUWKUA6DBT56FT3UOKPHQ2/ url
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html url