If your legacy application must run on Java 7, you need a paid subscription from providers like Oracle or Azul Systems to receive private security patches.
: This release included new blacklist entries for compromised or untrusted certificates to protect against man-in-the-middle attacks. JRE Expiration Warnings java 7 update 80 vulnerabilities
Vulnerabilities in Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) allow remote access to sensitive data. If your legacy application must run on Java
| CVE ID | Description | Impact | |--------|-------------|--------| | | Apache Commons Collections deserialization gadget (used in many Java apps, but Java 7’s standard libraries + third‑party libs make exploitation trivial). | Unauthenticated RCE | | CVE-2016-0636 | Exploits JMX/MBean deserialization issues (affects Java 7 update 80). | RCE | | CVE-2017-5644 | Apache POI & Java serialization – allows remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized objects. | RCE | | CVE-2018-2826 (part of the Spring4Shell family) | Not in core Java, but Java 7’s reflection APIs and classloading issues are leveraged. Java 7 lacks newer security manager improvements. | RCE | | CVE-2019-2725 | Oracle WebLogic (runs on Java 7) – deserialization flaw. Java 7 update 80 is vulnerable. | RCE | | CVE-2020-1472 (ZeroLogon) | Affects Windows domain controllers, but Java 7 apps often authenticate via NTLM – the Java 7 implementation is unpatched, leading to escalation. | Privilege escalation | | CVE-2022-21349 (Java SE 7 – after EOL) | Deserialization in JNDI/RMI. No fix for Java 7. | RCE | | CVE ID | Description | Impact |