Given that Java 21 LTS and Java 25 are current, using JDK 8u111 may seem absurd. However, large organizations such as banks, insurance firms, and healthcare systems rely on it for three critical reasons:
Update 111 was a Critical Patch Update (CPU). It contained critical security fixes for vulnerabilities like CVE-2016-5582. For enterprise environments, running anything older than the latest security update was a compliance risk. Therefore, 8u111 became the minimum viable version for many secure government and corporate networks. Jdk-8u111-nb-8-2-windows-x64.exe