CVE-2014-8439

HIGHNVD 8.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-25), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 20%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.258 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.239 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.424 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.293, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.302, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.302 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference) via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS
97.2%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

November 25, 2014

Last Modified

April 21, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated May 2, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

IBM X-Force Exchange

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98932
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71289
generic

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/60217
generic
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1915.html

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatflash-plugin-0:11.2.202.424-1.el62014-11-26redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 104× in last 7d / 425× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-07-23 01:14 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-23 00:18 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-22 21:56 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-22 20:50 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-07-22 20:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  7. 2026-07-22 16:58 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-22 16:58 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-07-22 16:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-22 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-22 13:07 UTCVendor advisory
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  23. 2026-07-21 17:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-21 15:21 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
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  34. 2026-07-19 04:16 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-07-19 04:16 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-07-19 04:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-19 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  39. 2026-07-19 00:26 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-07-19 00:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  48. 2026-07-18 10:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-07-18 09:06 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-07-18 09:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  61. 2026-07-17 10:04 UTCEG score recompute
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  70. 2026-07-16 18:43 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-07-16 18:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  73. 2026-07-16 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-07-16 14:53 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-07-16 14:53 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2014-8439?
CVE-2014-8439 is a high vulnerability published on November 25, 2014. Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.258 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.239 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.424 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.293, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.302, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.302 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of…
When was CVE-2014-8439 disclosed?
CVE-2014-8439 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 25, 2014, with the most recent update on April 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2014-8439 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2014-8439 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 25, 2022, affecting Adobe Flash Player. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-8439?
CVE-2014-8439 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2014-8439?
CVE-2014-8439 affects Adobe Flash Player. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2014-8439?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2014-8439, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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