Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2014-4114 is a Windows OLE remote code execution issue triggered through a malicious Office document. It was exploited in the wild in the 2014 “Sandworm” campaign. Business urgency is highest where legacy Windows systems or old Office handling paths still exist. Exposure is most likely on unsupported or unpatched legacy Windows endpoints and servers that can open Office documents or receive user-supplied files. Modern fully patched systems are not indicated as affected by the provided sources. Treat this as urgent if any affected legacy Windows systems remain. The vulnerability is old, known exploited, and has public exploit references, so risk is mainly about unmanaged legacy exposure rather than a newly emerging flaw. Mitigation focus: Apply Microsoft’s MS14-060 security update where applicable.; Identify and retire unsupported affected Windows versions.; Restrict handling of untrusted Office documents on legacy systems..
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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
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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
- MS14-060CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4114CVE reference · government-resource
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