CVE-2014-4114

Summary

CVECVE-2014-4114
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-10-15 10:55:07 UTC
Updated2026-04-22 16:48:57 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft 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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.816280000 probability, percentile 0.996060000 (date 2026-07-21)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-03-03; due 2022-03-24; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a | CWE-noinfo Not enough information


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMicrosoft
ProductWindows
NameMicrosoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4114

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 - sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Rt - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - sp2 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2 sp1 All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - gold All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista - sp2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov US Government Resource
Microsoft Windows CVE-2014-4114 OLE Package Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
iSIGHT discovers zero-day vulnerability CVE-2014-4114 used in Russian cyber-espionage campaign - iSIGHT Partners af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.isightpartners.com Broken Link
Windows OLE - Remote Code Execution "Sandworm" Exploit (MS14-060) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-060 - Important | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Windows OLE Package Manager SandWorm Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
MS14-060 Microsoft Windows OLE Package Manager Code Execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Advisory SA60972 - Microsoft Windows OLE Object Handling Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
An Analysis of Windows Zero-day Vulnerability ‘CVE-2014-4114’ aka "Sandworm" af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.trendmicro.com Exploit
Assessing Risk for the October 2014 Security Updates - Security Research & Defense - Site Home - TechNet Blogs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.technet.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2022-03-03T00:00:00.000ZCVE-2014-4114 added to CISA KEV

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