CVE-2020-2778

Name: CVE-2020-2778
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-04-15T14:15:26.843+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

LOWCVSS 3.7/10EPSS 2.30%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-2778 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 3.7/10 on the CVSS scale. Vulnerability in the Java SE product of Oracle Java SE (component: JSSE). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 11.0.6 and 14. EPSS estimates a 2.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE product of Oracle Java SE (component: JSSE). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 11.0.6 and 14. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Java SE accessible data. 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 3.0 Base Score 3.7 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

3.7/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

2.30%

81.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Oracle	Jdk	11.0.6
Oracle	Jdk	14.0.0
Oracle	Jre	11.0.6
Oracle	Jre	14.0.0
Oracle	Openjdk	>= 11, <= 11.0.6
Oracle	Openjdk	>= 13, <= 13.0.2
Oracle	Openjdk	7
Oracle	Openjdk	8
Oracle	Openjdk	14
Netapp	7-Mode Transition Tool	All versions
Netapp	Active Iq Unified Manager	All versions
Netapp	Cloud Backup	All versions
Netapp	Cloud Secure Agent	All versions
Netapp	E-Series Performance Analyzer	All versions
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	>= 11.0.0, <= 11.70.2
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Web Services	All versions
Netapp	Oncommand Insight	All versions
Netapp	Oncommand Workflow Automation	All versions
Netapp	Plug-In For Symantec Netbackup	All versions
Netapp	Santricity Unified Manager	All versions
Netapp	Snapmanager	All versions
Netapp	Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage	All versions
Netapp	Storagegrid	>= 9.0.0, <= 9.0.4
Netapp	Storagegrid	All versions
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	19.10
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.1

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200416-0004/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4337-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4662Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200416-0004/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4337-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4662Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 15, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-2778?

How severe is CVE-2020-2778?

CVE-2020-2778 has a CVSS score of 3.7/10 (LOW severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2778?

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Source: NVD / NIST