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CVE-2014-4114

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 15, 2014 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:09 AM UTC
8 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2012Windows Server 2008Windows 7

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 82%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score81.6%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 81.6% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

A vulnerability exists in Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a file that contains a specially crafted OLE object.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Mar 3, 2022
Remediation Due
Mar 24, 2022
1678 days overdue
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4114

Description

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OLE object in an Office document, as exploited in the wild with a "Sandworm" attack in June through October 2014, aka "Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (11)

x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/
x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/60972
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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