CVEvulnerability
CVE-2014-4113
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Win32k
Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
- Added to KEV
- 2022-05-04
- Remediation due
- 2022-05-25
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4113
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2014-10-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in October 2014, aka "Win32k.sys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 7
• microsoft windows 8
• microsoft windows 8.1
• microsoft windows rt
• microsoft windows rt 8.1
• microsoft windows server 2003
• microsoft windows server 2008
• microsoft windows server 2008 r2
• microsoft windows server 2012
• microsoft windows server 2012 r2
• microsoft windows vista
References
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-a-windows-kernel-mode-vulnerability-cve-2014-4113/ Exploit, Not Applicable
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113167 Broken Link
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131964/Windows-8.0-8.1-x64-TrackPopupMenu-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60970 Broken Link
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35101 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70364 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-058 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/sam-b/CVE-2014-4113 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37064/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39666/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-a-windows-kernel-mode-vulnerability-cve-2014-4113/ Exploit, Not Applicable
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113167 Broken Link
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131964/Windows-8.0-8.1-x64-TrackPopupMenu-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60970 Broken Link
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35101 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70364 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-058 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/sam-b/CVE-2014-4113 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37064/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39666/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4113 US Government Resource