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CVE-2014-8440

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 81.94% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-11-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. It affects Windows, Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 81.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References

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CVE
CVE-2014-8440
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
81.94%
Windows Linux

Original NVD Description

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.252 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.223 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.418 on Linux, Adobe AIR before 15.0.0.356, Adobe AIR SDK before 15.0.0.356, and Adobe AIR SDK & Compiler before 15.0.0.356 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-0576, CVE-2014-0581, and CVE-2014-8441.