CVE-2014-2817
Published 2014-08-12 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source secure@microsoft.com
Summary
CVE-2014-2817 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 25, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by June 15, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Microsoft has 390 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 117 of them linked to ransomware.
All 390 known-exploited Microsoft vulnerabilities →Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Microsoft — Internet Explorer
Name: Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Date added: 2022-05-25 · Due: 2022-06-15
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69092
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030715
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-051
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69092
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030715
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-051
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-2817