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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-8440 · published 11 November 2014

CVE-2014-8440: Adobe Flash Player and AIR memory corruption code execution

Adobe · Flash Player

Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK & Compiler contain a memory corruption flaw reachable through unspecified vectors. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution or a denial of service. The record does not describe the specific vulnerable code path.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 82% · top 0.4%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
82%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by 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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Automated analysis

Generated by VULONE's analysis model from the NVD record, CISA KEV and EPSS data on 18 September 2026. Confidence: medium.

critical priorityCVSS 10.0 with network reachability, no authentication, full impact, and public exploit code referenced make this a top remediation priority.

What it is

Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK & Compiler contain a memory corruption flaw reachable through unspecified vectors. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution or a denial of service. The record does not describe the specific vulnerable code path.

Impact

An attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected process or crash it, giving full control of confidentiality, integrity and availability per the CVSS vector.

Attack surface

The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C indicates the flaw is reachable over the network with no authentication and no user interaction required, though the description does not specify the exact delivery mechanism.

Exploitation

CISA KEV does not list this CVE, but EPSS is 0.81943 (99.6th percentile) and an Exploit-DB entry is referenced, indicating public exploit code exists.

What to do

  • Upgrade Flash Player to 13.0.0.252 or later, 15.0.0.223 or later on Windows/OS X, and 11.2.202.418 or later on Linux.
  • Upgrade Adobe AIR, AIR SDK and AIR SDK & Compiler to 15.0.0.356 or later.
  • Remove or disable Flash Player and AIR where they are not required, since the platform is end-of-life.
  • Restrict network access to untrusted Flash content and block legacy plugin execution via browser policy.

Detection

  • Monitor for Flash Player or AIR process crashes consistent with memory corruption.
  • Hunt for child processes spawned by Flash Player or AIR, which may indicate code execution.
  • Review proxy and IDS logs for delivery of Flash content from untrusted or newly seen hosts.

This assessment is produced automatically and is not human-reviewed. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting on it.

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-24.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00013.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71047 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98615 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36880/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=108 Third Party Advisory
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-24.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00013.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71047 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98615 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36880/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.verisign.com/en_US/security-services/security-intelligence/vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=108 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-8440), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.