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CVE-2020-14882 · EUVD no mirror located · GCVE no mirror located Verified 2026-06-22

Oracle WebLogic Server vulnerability

Oracle WebLogic Server contains an unspecified vulnerability allowing remote code execution. The vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild.

Verdict

Today item — known-exploited.

An unauthenticated or low-privileged attacker can execute arbitrary code on affected WebLogic Server instances. This vulnerability poses critical risk to organizations running vulnerable versions and has demonstrated active exploitation.

CISA KEV Yes · 2021-11-033EPSS 0.99997 (verify live)4Exploit Weaponized · public PoC5
01

Is it exploitable?

— the evidence, ranked above the score
Exploit available
Fully weaponized — public exploit code is cataloged for this vulnerability.We link the existence of the exploit; we do not host or redistribute payloads.
Reported exploitation
737 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03).
CISA KEV ↗Confirmed
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.99997 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Oracle, WebLogic Server. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
NVD ↗Reported
02

Who’s exploiting it?

— attribution turns risk into urgency
Attribution not established

No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.

03

Why it matters

— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board
1

Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1

Attacker
I identify a publicly accessible Oracle WebLogic Server instance running a vulnerable version.
Business
Exposed WebLogic deployments become reconnaissance targets for threat actors seeking initial compromise vectors.
2

Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2

Attacker
I craft and send a malicious request exploiting the unspecified vulnerability to achieve remote code execution.
Business
Attackers gain arbitrary code execution capability within the application server environment.
3

Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3

Attacker
I establish persistence and move laterally within the compromised infrastructure to access sensitive data or critical systems.
Business
Organizations face data breaches, system compromise, and potential operational disruption across dependent applications and services.
04

What to do

— defensible action
  • Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
05

Coverage & confidence

— what we know, and what we don’t

Established (cited)

  • KEV listing (CISA)
  • EPSS probability (FIRST)
  • Weaponized exploit available (VulnCheck)
  • 737 reported-exploitation source(s)
  • Public exploit availability
  • Catalogued by oracle (CNA)
  • Coverage gaps — stated, not hidden

  • No EUVD / GCVE mirror in feed — single-authority dependency for the identifier.
  • EPSS & exposure are time-varying; verify live at the source.
  • Threat-actor attribution not established from feed data — absence of a name is not absence of compromise.
  • No finder/reporter credit recorded in the public CVE entry — the work behind this find is unattributed.
  • Disclosure & credit2
    Catalogued by oracleCNA
    Credited with finding itNo finder named in the public CVE record — the work behind this find is unattributed.