What is CVE-2014-9955?

CVE-2014-9955 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-04.

How severe is CVE-2014-9955?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2014-9955

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Qualcomm closed source components. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-36384686.

Published 2018-04-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Inc. Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/98874 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9955?: CVE-2014-9955 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2014-9955?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.