`CVE-2020-14750` Oracle WebLogic Server

Affected software	Oracle WebLogic Server
Severity	9.8 Critical CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Published	2 Nov 2020
Updated	17 Jun 2026

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Console). Supported versions that are affected are 10.3.6.0.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebLogic Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Exploitation status

Exploited

Confirmed real-world exploitation.

CISA KEV listed Confirmed exploitation in the wild. Added 2021-11-03 · remediation due 2022-05-03 · ransomware use: unknown
VulnCheck KEV listed Exploitation reported in the wild. 11 citations · 4 exploits · earliest 2021-08-04.
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: active CISA records active exploitation. Automatable: yes, technical impact: total.
Indexed PoC 3 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in GitHub PoC, Metasploit, Nuclei; first seen 2020-11-06.
EPSS 99% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs.

VulnCheck KEV

Exploitation evidence from VulnCheck Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (VulnCheck KEV), used under VulnCheck's community terms. View CVE-2020-14750 in VulnCheck (free account), which lists 6 more citations not shown here.

Evidence	Source	Detail	Date
Reported exploitation	crowdstrike.com	/blog/prophet-spider-exploits-oracle-weblogic-to-facilitate-ransomware-activity	2021-08-04
Reported exploitation	cisa.gov	/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json	2021-11-03
Reported exploitation	techcommunity.microsoft.com	/t5/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/initial-access-techniques-in-kubernetes-environments-used-by/ba-p/3697975	2023-01-05
Reported exploitation	mandiant.com	/resources/blog/unc961-multiverse-financially-motivated	2023-03-23
Reported exploitation	secureworks.com	/research/gold-melody-profile-of-an-initial-access-broker	2023-09-20
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB 895ba6c2e154	Exploit type: initial-access	2020-11-09
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB 631bc40f2bc1	Exploit type: initial-access	2023-12-21
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB 8999db0c6380	Exploit type: initial-access	2023-12-21
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB a2b5447bd580	Exploit type: initial-access	2026-08-27

Evidence

Source

Detail

Date

Reported exploitation

crowdstrike.com

/blog/prophet-spider-exploits-oracle-weblogic-to-facilitate-ransomware-activity

2021-08-04

Reported exploitation

cisa.gov

/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

2021-11-03

Reported exploitation

techcommunity.microsoft.com

/t5/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/initial-access-techniques-in-kubernetes-environments-used-by/ba-p/3697975

2023-01-05

Reported exploitation

mandiant.com

/resources/blog/unc961-multiverse-financially-motivated

2023-03-23

Reported exploitation

secureworks.com

/research/gold-melody-profile-of-an-initial-access-broker

2023-09-20

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB 895ba6c2e154

Exploit type: initial-access

2020-11-09

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB 631bc40f2bc1

Exploit type: initial-access

2023-12-21

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB 8999db0c6380

Exploit type: initial-access

2023-12-21

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB a2b5447bd580

Exploit type: initial-access

2026-08-27

Index	Artifact	Stars	First seen
GitHub PoC	PoC para las vulnerabilidades CVE-2020-14750 y cve-2020-14882	48	2020-11-06
Nuclei	Oracle WebLogic Server - Remote Command Execution
Metasploit	Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console Handle RCE (excellent rank)

Index

Artifact

Stars

First seen

GitHub PoC

PoC para las vulnerabilidades CVE-2020-14750 y cve-2020-14882

2020-11-06

Nuclei

Oracle WebLogic Server - Remote Command Execution

Metasploit

Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console Handle RCE (excellent rank)

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Protection full
Action available patch rule
Review human ARMR file
Record active

Decided by	An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE
Finding	CVE is covered by a multi-CVE ARMR patch rule

Decided by

An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

Finding

CVE is covered by a multi-CVE ARMR patch rule

ARMR rule files

1 file

The rule files Waratek ships for this CVE. Some CVEs need more than one, for example one per affected library or one per ARMR version.

CVE-2020-14750.armr patch rule, ARMR 2.6 added 2020-10-30 updated 2026-03-04

How to mitigate CVE-2020-14750

Apply the vendor's fix for Oracle WebLogic Server. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with a rule written for this CVE. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

CVSS

9.8 CRITICAL v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H secalert_us@oracle.com Secondary published

CVSS 2.0 7.5 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.1	9.8	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`	secalert_us@oracle.com	Secondary	published
CVSS 2.0	7.5	none	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`	NVD	Primary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

1 product, 5 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	oracle	weblogic server	generic	10.3.6.0.0 · 12.1.3.0.0 · 12.2.1.3.0 · 12.2.1.4.0 · 14.1.1.0.0

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

oracle

weblogic server

generic

10.3.6.0.0 · 12.1.3.0.0 · 12.2.1.3.0 · 12.2.1.4.0 · 14.1.1.0.0

References

URL	Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160143/Oracle-WebLogic-Server-Administration-Console-Handle-Remote-Code-Execution.html	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/alert-cve-2020-14750.html	Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-14750	US Government Resource

URL

Timeline

ARMR remediation created	2020-10-30	Earliest commit adding this CVE's ARMR patch or security rule.
Published	2020-11-02	By the CVE Program.
VulnCheck KEV: earliest evidence	2021-08-04	Date of the oldest evidence of exploitation in VulnCheck KEV's record. VulnCheck does not publish the date it listed the CVE.
Added to CISA KEV	2021-11-03	Listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
ARMR remediation last updated	2026-03-04	Most recent commit touching this CVE's ARMR patch or security rule.
Last VRT activity	2026-03-04	Most recent commit touching this CVE's classification, patch or rule file.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.
VulnCheck KEV: latest evidence	2026-08-27	Date of the newest report, exploit reference or honeypot sighting in VulnCheck KEV's record.

ARMR remediation created

2020-10-30

Earliest commit adding this CVE's ARMR patch or security rule.

Published

2020-11-02

By the CVE Program.

VulnCheck KEV: earliest evidence

2021-08-04

Date of the oldest evidence of exploitation in VulnCheck KEV's record. VulnCheck does not publish the date it listed the CVE.

Added to CISA KEV

2021-11-03

Listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

ARMR remediation last updated

2026-03-04

Most recent commit touching this CVE's ARMR patch or security rule.

Last VRT activity

2026-03-04

Most recent commit touching this CVE's classification, patch or rule file.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

VulnCheck KEV: latest evidence

2026-08-27

Date of the newest report, exploit reference or honeypot sighting in VulnCheck KEV's record.

How VRT decided (2 of 24 rules ran)

2 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file decided it matched Protected by Waratek Covered by ARMR patch: CVE-2020-14750.armr

3 armr-secure-rule-file not reached An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification not reached A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification not reached Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream not reached A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component not reached The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side not reached Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven not reached An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central. When every such package is one business applications do not use (Minecraft mods and launchers, Fastjson) and no tracked product is named by CPE, it settles the CVE as Outside Waratek scope instead

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint not reached A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

18 open-source-maven not reached The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable not reached An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit not reached Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match not reached A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc not reached Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold not reached Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published not reached Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

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