Is CVE-2014-8891 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-8891 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-8891?

CVE-2014-8891 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-8891?

CVE-2014-8891 has an EPSS score of 7.24% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8891?

Upgrade java sdk to 7.1.2.10 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-8891

HIGHEPSS 94th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 5.0 before SR16-FP9, 6 before SR16-FP3, 6R1 before SR8-FP3, 7 before SR8-FP10, and 7R1 before SR2-FP10 allows remote attackers to escape the Java sandbox and execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to the security manager.

How to fix

Remediation Available

java sdkNVD

Affected:>= 7.1.0.0, < 7.1.2.10Fixed in:7.1.2.10CVE-2014-8891derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

7.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory11

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.