CVE-2014-4123 KEV
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 47.1% (pctl 99)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-06-15.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in October 2014, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4124.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 47.13% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-06-15 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2014-10-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-05-25 |
| Due | 2022-06-15 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Internet Explorer |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (10)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2003 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60968
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70326
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031018
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-056
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60968
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70326
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031018
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-056
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4123
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