CVE-2014-4114 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 81.6% (pctl 100)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-03-24.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 81.63% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-03-24 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-10-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-03 |
| Due | 2022-03-24 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager Code Execution (via Python) (MS14-064) (Metasploit) | 2014-11-14 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager Code Execution (MS14-064) (Metasploit) | 2014-11-14 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Office 2007/2010 - OLE Arbitrary Command Execution | 2014-11-12 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - OLE Remote Code Execution 'Sandworm' (MS14-060) | 2014-10-25 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager SandWorm | 2014-10-20 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager Code Execution (MS14-060) (Metasploit) | 2014-10-20 |
References
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60972
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055
- http://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70419
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-060
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60972
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055
- http://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70419
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-060
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