Is CVE-2014-9163 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2014-9163 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-04-13.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-9163?

CVE-2014-9163 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-9163?

CVE-2014-9163 has an EPSS score of 20.36% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-9163

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 97th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-121

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

20.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Adobe Flash Player Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Stack-based buffer overflow in Adobe Flash Player allows attackers to execute code remotely.

The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Remediation due: 2022-05-04

References

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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 2026-04-21.