CVE-2014-4113
Microsoft Win32k: Privilege Escalation
As of , CVE-2014-4113 in Microsoft Win32k is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 4 May 2022
- US federal deadline
- 25 May 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.87Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- 0.06 on 4 May 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
- Public exploit
- 1 Metasploit module and 4 Exploit-DB entries (2 verified)
- Fix
- No vendor link in CISA's entry
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
CISA's description
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in October 2014, aka "Win32k.sys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
The CVE record's description, from microsoft
- CVE published
- 15 October 2014
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- CVSS
- 7.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-264
- Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- no
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 35101).
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 46945).
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 37064).
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 39666).
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
Public exploits
Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.
- Metasploit: Windows TrackPopupMenu Win32k NULL Pointer Dereferenceexploit module, rank normal
- Exploit-DB: Microsoft Windows 8.0/8.1 (x64) - 'TrackPopupMenu' Local Privilege Escalation (MS14-058)EDB-ID 37064, verified by Exploit-DB, 19 May 2015
- Exploit-DB: Microsoft Windows - TrackPopupMenu Win32k Null Pointer Dereference (MS14-058) (Metasploit)EDB-ID 35101, verified by Exploit-DB, 28 October 2014
- Exploit-DB: Microsoft Windows Kernel - 'win32k.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (MS14-058)EDB-ID 39666, 5 April 2016
- Exploit-DB: Microsoft Windows 8.1/ Server 2012 - 'Win32k.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (MS14-058)EDB-ID 46945, 24 November 2014
Win32k: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-8120Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.73; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.73 | ||
| CVE-2015-1701Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.56; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.56 | ||
| CVE-2018-8453Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.70; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.70 | ||
| CVE-2013-3660Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekMetasploit module; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.39 | ||
| CVE-2022-21882Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.59 | 0.59 | ||
| CVE-2019-1458Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.74 | 0.74 | ||
| CVE-2021-1732Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.78 | 0.78 | ||
| CVE-2019-0808Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.53 | 0.53 | ||
| CVE-2020-1054Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.54 | 0.54 | ||
| CVE-2016-7255Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; EPSS 0.81 | 0.81 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org