Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2014-4113 is a Windows kernel privilege escalation flaw. It lets someone who can run a crafted local application gain higher privileges on affected Windows systems. It was exploited in the wild in 2014 and is listed in CISA KEV, so legacy systems should be treated as high-risk. Exposure is mainly older Windows estates: Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Server 2012, Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT variants named in the CVE. Modern supported systems are not identified as affected in the provided sources. Treat this as urgent for any remaining legacy Windows systems. It is old, known-exploited, and useful for turning a low-privilege foothold into full control. For unsupported systems, replacement or isolation is the durable risk reduction path. Mitigation focus: Apply Microsoft MS14-058 security updates where applicable.; Identify and retire unsupported affected Windows versions.; Restrict untrusted local application execution on remaining legacy hosts..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 37064CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- MS14-058CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
- 39666CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://github.com/sam-b/CVE-2014-4113CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4113CVE reference · government-resource
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