CVE-2014-4114

microsoft windows 7, microsoft windows 8, microsoft windows 8.1

Published 15 Oct 2014 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

7.8 High · CVSS 3.1, CISA ADP

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Mar 2022, with a remediation deadline of 24 Mar 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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."

References

blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/ · Exploit
blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx · Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140 · Broken Link
secunia.com/advisories/60972 · Broken Link
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019 · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020 · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055 · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/ · Broken Link
www.securityfocus.com/bid/70419 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-060 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4114 · US Government Resource