CVE-2014-4114

critical-risk
Published 2014-10-15

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."

Do I need to act?

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92.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 8% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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6 public exploits available
35216, 35236, 35235 and 3 more
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Vendors

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critical-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 34/34 · Critical
Exposure 16/34 · Moderate