diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
index d03419e96570..05045f9bccd2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk-linux-base.nix
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ let result = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.unfree;
     platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" "armv7l-linux" "aarch64-linux" ]; # some inherit jre.meta.platforms
     mainProgram = "java";
+    knownVulnerabilities = [
+      "The Oracle JDKs included with Nixpkgs have not been updated since 2021. They contain many known vulnerabilities (https://openjdk.org/groups/vulnerability/advisories/). OpenJDK provides a comparable alternative."
+    ];
   };
 
 }; in result