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Vulnerability · CVE-2014-4114

Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Oct 14, 2014 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Microsoft Windows

Patch now

CVE-2014-4114 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 24, 2022. Confirm Microsoft Windows against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
81.63%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe microsoft/windows 7 · cpe microsoft/windows 8 · cpe microsoft/windows 8.1 · cpe microsoft/windows rt · cpe microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · cpe microsoft/windows server 2008

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."

Are you affected?

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  • cpe microsoft/windows 7version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows 8version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows 8.1version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows rtversion unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows rt 8.1version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows server 2008r2
  • cpe microsoft/windows server 2012version unspecified
  • vendor Microsoft Windowsversion unspecified
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2014-4114

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2014-4114 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 24, 2022. Confirm Microsoft Windows against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/windows server 2008 r2. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. EPSS 81.63%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Windows security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 15, 2014 · Catalog

    Detected

    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."

  2. Mar 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Mar 24, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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."

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2014-4114

    A vulnerability exists in Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a file that contains a specially crafted OLE object.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2014-4114

    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 th

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2014-4114

    30-day exploitation probability 81.6%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference35216

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference35235

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference35236

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_windows/fileformat/ms14_060_sandworm

    Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2014-4114

    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 th

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2014-4114

    A vulnerability exists in Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a file that contains a specially crafted OLE object.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.