Is CVE-2014-8627 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8627 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8627?

CVE-2014-8627 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-8627

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD

PolarSSL 1.3.8 does not properly negotiate the signature algorithm to use, which allows remote attackers to conduct downgrade attacks via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-310
EPSS score: 2.1% (82th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-8464)
Published: November 24, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-8464 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

polarssl / polarssl

References

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

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