CVE-2020-14621: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. EPSS: 4.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: JAXP). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u261, 8u251, 11.0.7 and 14.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u251. Easily exploitable 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 update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

Affected products

  • Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 16.04 only; version 18.04 only; version 20.04 only
  • Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only; version 10.0 only
  • Fedoraproject Fedora: version 31 only; version 32 only
  • McAfee Epolicy Orchestrator: version 5.9.0 only; version 5.9.1 only; version 5.10.0 only
  • Netapp 7-Mode Transition Tool: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Cloud Backup: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Cloud Secure Agent: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp E-Series Performance Analyzer: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp E-Series Santricity OS Controller: from 11.0.0, up to and including 11.70.2
  • Netapp E-Series Santricity Storage Manager: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp E-Series Santricity Web Services: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Oncommand Insight: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager Core Package: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Oncommand Workflow Automation: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Plug-In For Symantec Netbackup: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Santricity Unified Manager: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Snapmanager: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage: affected versions not specified
  • Opensuse Leap: version 15.1 only; version 15.2 only
  • Oracle JDK: version 1.7.0 only; version 1.8.0 only; version 11.0.7 only; version 14.0.1 only
  • Oracle JRE: version 1.7.0 only; version 1.8.0 only; version 11.0.7 only; version 14.0.1 only
  • Oracle Openjdk: version 7 only; version 8 only; version 11 only; version 11.0.1 only; version 11.0.2 only; version 11.0.3 only; …

Published 2020-07-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.