CVE-2014-9163

CRITICALNVD 7.89.8▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-04-13), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 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
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 21%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pctExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.259 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.246 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.425 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in December 2014.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
84(Attend)
EG Risk 84/100SSVC: 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
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
21%
EPSS %ILE
97%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

December 10, 2014

Last Modified

April 21, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 19, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-9163
generic

Multiple Adobe Flash bugs should be UI:R, Automatable: No · Issue #196 · cisagov/vulnrichment · GitHub

https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/issues/196

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatflash-plugin-0:11.2.202.425-1.el62014-12-10redhat

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

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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 97× in last 7d / 417× 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. 2026-09-19 06:34 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-19 06:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 02:31 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-19 02:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-18 22:29 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-18 22:29 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-18 22:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-18 19:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-18 19:20 UTCCISA KEV update
  10. 2026-09-18 18:28 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-18 18:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-18 14:26 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-18 14:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCCISA KEV update
  15. 2026-09-18 10:25 UTCVendor advisory
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  17. 2026-09-18 06:23 UTCVendor advisory
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  20. 2026-09-18 02:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-17 22:20 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-17 22:20 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-17 22:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-17 19:21 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-17 18:18 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-17 18:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-17 14:17 UTCVendor advisory
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  5. 2026-09-17 10:13 UTCVendor advisory
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  13. 2026-09-16 18:06 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-16 18:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-16 14:10 UTCCISA KEV update
  16. 2026-09-16 14:05 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-16 14:05 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-16 14:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-16 10:04 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-16 10:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-16 06:02 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-16 06:02 UTCVendor advisory
  23. 2026-09-16 06:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-16 02:00 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-16 02:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-15 21:58 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-09-15 21:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-15 17:56 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-09-15 17:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-15 13:54 UTCVendor advisory
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  33. 2026-09-15 09:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-15 05:50 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-09-15 05:50 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-09-15 05:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-15 03:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-09-15 01:48 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-09-15 01:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-14 21:46 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-09-14 21:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-14 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  43. 2026-09-14 17:44 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-09-14 17:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-14 13:42 UTCVendor advisory
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  48. 2026-09-14 09:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-14 05:38 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-09-14 05:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-14 01:37 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-09-14 01:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-13 21:35 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-09-13 21:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-13 17:33 UTCVendor advisory
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  57. 2026-09-13 13:31 UTCVendor advisory
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  59. 2026-09-13 09:30 UTCVendor advisory
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  61. 2026-09-13 05:28 UTCVendor advisory
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  63. 2026-09-13 01:27 UTCVendor advisory
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  65. 2026-09-12 21:25 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-09-12 21:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-09-12 17:23 UTCEG score recompute
  68. 2026-09-12 17:23 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-09-12 17:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-09-12 14:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  71. 2026-09-12 13:22 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-09-12 13:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-09-12 09:20 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-09-12 09:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-09-12 05:18 UTCVendor advisory

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2014-9163?
CVE-2014-9163 is a critical vulnerability published on December 10, 2014. Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.259 and 14.x and 15.x before 15.0.0.246 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.425 on Linux allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, as exploited in the wild in December 2014.
When was CVE-2014-9163 disclosed?
CVE-2014-9163 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 10, 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-2014-9163 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2014-9163 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on April 13, 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-2014-9163?
CVE-2014-9163 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.8.
Which products are affected by CVE-2014-9163?
CVE-2014-9163 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-2014-9163?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2014-9163, 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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