CVE-2014-4114
Microsoft Windows: Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Remote Code Execution
As of , CVE-2014-4114 in Microsoft Windows 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 3 March 2022
- US federal deadline
- 24 March 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
- 0.82Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- 0.88 on 3 March 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
- Public exploit
- 1 Metasploit module and 6 Exploit-DB entries (3 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
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.
CISA's 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."
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-20
- Improper Input Validation
- 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 35019).
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 35020).
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 35055).
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 35216).
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 35235).
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 35236).
- 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: MS14-060 Microsoft Windows OLE Package Manager Code Executionexploit module, rank excellent
- Exploit-DB: Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager Code Execution (via Python) (MS14-064) (Metasploit)EDB-ID 35235, verified by Exploit-DB, 14 November 2014
- Exploit-DB: Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager Code Execution (MS14-064) (Metasploit)EDB-ID 35236, verified by Exploit-DB, 14 November 2014
- Exploit-DB: Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager Code Execution (MS14-060) (Metasploit)EDB-ID 35020, verified by Exploit-DB, 20 October 2014
- Exploit-DB: Microsoft Office 2007/2010 - OLE Arbitrary Command ExecutionEDB-ID 35216, 12 November 2014
- Exploit-DB: Microsoft Windows - OLE Remote Code Execution 'Sandworm' (MS14-060)EDB-ID 35055, 25 October 2014
- Exploit-DB: Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager SandWormEDB-ID 35019, 20 October 2014
Windows: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-60710Link Following | Microsoft Windows | Patch nowRansomware use, listed within a year | 0.05 | ||
| CVE-2008-4250Buffer Overflow | Microsoft Windows | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.99; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.99 | ||
| CVE-2008-0015Video ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution | Microsoft Windows | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.77; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.77 | ||
| CVE-2013-3918Out-of-Bounds Write | Microsoft Windows | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.74; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.74 | ||
| CVE-2010-2568Remote Code Execution | Microsoft Windows | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.91; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.91 | ||
| CVE-2015-0016TS WebProxy Directory Traversal | Microsoft Windows | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.76; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.76 | ||
| CVE-2015-2426Adobe Type Manager Library Remote Code Execution | Microsoft Windows | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.87; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.87 | ||
| CVE-2014-6332Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution | Microsoft Windows | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.95; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.95 | ||
| CVE-2017-0146SMB Remote Code Execution | Microsoft Windows | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.90; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.90 | ||
| CVE-2014-6352Code Injection | Microsoft Windows | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.77; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.77 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org