CVE-2014-4114
Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 24 March 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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."
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 81.63% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 6 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 20 October 2014
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 March 2022 · due 24 March 2022
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 81.6% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4114
Public exploits (6)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-35236source ↗ | Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager Code Execution (MS14-064) (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit | local | 14 November 2014 | yes |
| EDB-35235source ↗ | Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager Code Execution (via Python) (MS14-064) (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit | local | 14 November 2014 | yes |
| EDB-35216source ↗ | Microsoft Office 2007/2010 - OLE Arbitrary Command Executionwindows · Abhishek Lyall | local | 12 November 2014 | no |
| EDB-35055source ↗ | Microsoft Windows - OLE Remote Code Execution 'Sandworm' (MS14-060)windows · Mike Czumak | remote | 25 October 2014 | no |
| EDB-35020source ↗ | Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager Code Execution (MS14-060) (Metasploit)windows_x86 · Metasploit | local | 20 October 2014 | yes |
| EDB-35019source ↗ | Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager SandWormwindows · Vlad Ovtchinikov | local | 20 October 2014 | no |
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.