Actively exploited · Published Oct 22, 2014 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2014-6352

High 7.8 Exploited

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Windows from Microsoft. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on February 25, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 77.5% (higher than 99.6% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)77.5%top 0.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Feb 25, 2022
Attack tooling1Metasploit

CISA guidance

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal agencies must remediate by Aug 25, 2022.

Official 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, as exploited in the wild in October 2014 with a crafted PowerPoint document.

Affected products (as reported)

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