Hazard

Is CVE-2020-14750 being exploited?

Weaponised and widely attempted

Reliable public exploit code exists, or mass exploitation attempts are probable. Patch inside days, not weeks.

Oracle WebLogic Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Oracle · WebLogic Server

CVSS 9.8 EPSS 99% no public exploit indexed Fix deadline passed 3 May 2022

What it is

Oracle WebLogic Server contains an unspecified vulnerability allowing an unauthenticated attacker to perform remote code execution. This vulnerability is related to CVE-2020-14882.

Why we say that

  • EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 99%
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2022-05-03) has passed
  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What it costs when this goes wrong

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