How severe is CVE-2020-2816?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool

CVE-2020-2816

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. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java SE 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 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

Published 2020-04-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.028 (86.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000

Affected products

References

www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html (Vendor Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200416-0004/ (Third Party Advisory)
www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4662 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
usn.ubuntu.com/4337-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2816?: CVE-2020-2816 is a high-severity vulnerability in NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-2816?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.