CVE-2014-4114: Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-03-03
EPSS: 81.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-10-15 · updated 2026-06-17

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

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 2008: r2-sp1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140
http://secunia.com/advisories/60972
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055
http://www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70419
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-060
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx

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