CVE-2014-6352
Published 2014-10-22 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source secure@microsoft.com
Summary
CVE-2014-6352 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on February 25, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by August 25, 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 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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Microsoft — Windows
Name: Microsoft Windows Code Injection Vulnerability
Date added: 2022-02-25 · Due: 2022-08-25
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61803
- http://twitter.com/ohjeongwook/statuses/524795124270653440
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70690
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031097
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-064
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97714
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/3010060

