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."
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/Exploit
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspxBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60972Broken Link
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70419Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-060Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/Exploit
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspxBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60972Broken Link
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70419Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-060Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4114US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 15, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- Added to CISA KEV
- Mar 3, 2022
- NVD status
- Analyzed