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CVE-2014-2780

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2014-07-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

DirectShow in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging control over a low-integrity process to execute a crafted application, aka "DirectShow Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532800/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68392
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-041
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532800/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68392
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-041

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