CVE-2014-9162

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-12-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Adobe Flash Player before 13.0.0.259 and 14.x through 16.x before 16.0.0.235 on Windows and OS X and before 11.2.202.425 on Linux allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier.: from 13.0 before 13.0.0.259; from 14.0 through 14.0.0.179; from 16.0 before 16.0.0.235; from 11.0 before 11.2.202.425 — fixed in 11.2.202.425, 13.0.0.259, 16.0.0.235

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Flash Player 24.0.0.186 and earlier. 11.2.202.425, 13.0.0.259, 16.0.0.235. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-27.html
http://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb14-27.html

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