Is CVE-2014-8956 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8956 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8956?

CVE-2014-8956 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2014-8956

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD

Stack-based buffer overflow in the K7Sentry.sys kernel mode driver (aka K7AV Sentry Device Driver) before 12.8.0.119, as used in multiple K7 Computing products, allows local users to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 0.6% (51th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-8783)
Published: December 12, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-8783 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

k7computing / k7av sentry device driver

References

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

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