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."
Published Oct 15, 2014 ·Due Mar 24, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 81.63%
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."
Affected products
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Mar 3, 2022
Patch Due
Mar 24, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 10, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 81.63% (0.81628) | 99.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 81.63% (0.81628) | 99.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 92.43% (0.92432) | 99.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 91.31% (0.91311) | 99.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.03% (0.96029) | 99.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 96.64% (0.96641) | 99.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2024 | 96.85% (0.96854) | 99.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 97.00% (0.96997) | 99.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 96.94% (0.96940) | 99.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 19, 2024 | 96.96% (0.96956) | 99.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 96.91% (0.96905) | 99.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2023 | 97.04% (0.97040) | 99.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2023 | 96.99% (0.96987) | 99.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2023 | 96.93% (0.96929) | 99.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2023 | 96.99% (0.96987) | 99.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2023 | 97.10% (0.97104) | 99.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.24% (0.97241) | 99.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 89.04% (0.89037) | 99.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 16, 2022 | 89.04% (0.89037) | 99.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 88.09% (0.88092) | 99.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60972 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/ x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70419 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-060 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4114 government-resourceUS Government Resource
Change history (0)
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