CVE-2014-8636

NONECVSS 0.0Weaponized
0.0
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 66%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 66%CVSS: —Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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The XrayWrapper implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 does not properly interact with a DOM object that has a named getter, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v3
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EG Score
0.0(none)
EG Risk
0
EG Risk 0/100

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EPSS
99.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 14, 2015

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

References (38)

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntufirefox (35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.10.2) @ utopic2026-05-28ubuntu

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(1)

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

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

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 11× in last 7d / 28× 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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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-36480✓ verified
    First seen Mar 24, 2015

    Mozilla Firefox - Proxy Prototype Privileged JavaScript Injection (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/multi/browser/firefox_proxy_prototype✓ verified
    First seen Jan 20, 2014

    Firefox Proxy Prototype Privileged Javascript Injection

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2014-8636?
CVE-2014-8636 is a none vulnerability published on January 14, 2015. The XrayWrapper implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 does not properly interact with a DOM object that has a named getter, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via unspecified vectors.
When was CVE-2014-8636 disclosed?
CVE-2014-8636 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 14, 2015, with the most recent update on May 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2014-8636 actively exploited?
CVE-2014-8636 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
How do I remediate CVE-2014-8636?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2014-8636, 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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