Java 8 is old. Oracle stopped providing free public updates for JRE 8 after January 2019 for desktop users (except for some commercial licenses). Therefore, running an outdated JRE (e.g., 8u202 or earlier) is a serious security risk.
Despite the availability of more modern versions like Java 17 or 21, many industries remain anchored to version 1.8.0 for several reasons:
Open a terminal (Command Prompt on Windows) and run:
Java 8 is old. Oracle stopped providing free public updates for JRE 8 after January 2019 for desktop users (except for some commercial licenses). Therefore, running an outdated JRE (e.g., 8u202 or earlier) is a serious security risk.
Despite the availability of more modern versions like Java 17 or 21, many industries remain anchored to version 1.8.0 for several reasons:
Open a terminal (Command Prompt on Windows) and run: