Is CVE-2014-1209 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-1209 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-1209?

CVE-2014-1209 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2014-1209

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 3.8%EU EUVD

VMware vSphere Client 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 before Update 3, and 5.1 before Update 2 does not properly validate updates to Client files, which allows remote attackers to trigger the downloading and execution of an arbitrary program via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 3.8% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-1290)
Published: April 11, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-1290 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

vmware / vsphere client
vmware / vsphere client
vmware / vsphere client
vmware / vsphere client

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

VMware® vSphere 5.0 - VMware Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-189 - archived

References

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0003.html(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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