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CVE-2014-4073

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 23.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2014-10-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, and 4.5.2 processes unverified data during interaction with the ClickOnce installer, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via vectors involving Internet Explorer, aka ".NET ClickOnce Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft .NET Framework: 2.0-sp2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1 (+1)

References

• http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/more-details-about-cve-2014-4073-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability.aspx
• http://secunia.com/advisories/60969
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70313
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031021
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-057
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/more-details-about-cve-2014-4073-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability.aspx
• http://secunia.com/advisories/60969
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70313
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031021
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-057

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