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CVE-2014-4113: Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-05-04
- EPSS: 86.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2014-10-15 · updated 2026-06-17
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 products
- Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
- Microsoft Windows 8: all versions
- Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
- Microsoft Windows Rt: all versions
- Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
- Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
References
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-a-windows-kernel-mode-vulnerability-cve-2014-4113/
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113167
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131964/Windows-8.0-8.1-x64-TrackPopupMenu-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60970
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35101
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70364
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-058
- https://github.com/sam-b/CVE-2014-4113
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37064/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39666/
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-a-windows-kernel-mode-vulnerability-cve-2014-4113/
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