microsoft windows-server-2012 CVE-2014-4113 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on October 15, 2014

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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."

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by May 25, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2014-4113 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

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Exploit Probability

EPSS
82.43%
Percentile
99.20%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.