CVE-2014-2817

mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.263 · 98 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV

Likely / severe?

26.3% (98th) EPSS

CVSS 6.8 · medium

Is it mine?

13 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

added 2022-05-25remediate by 2022-06-15

required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 6.4

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Psecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Hsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-264US

affected products (13)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Internet Explorer≤ 6fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Internet Explorer≤ 7fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Internet Explorer≤ 8fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Internet Explorer≤ 9fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Internet Explorer≤ 11fstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Internet Explorer≤ 10fstec_bduRU
microsoft internet explorer= 10nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet explorer= 11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet explorer= 6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet explorer= 7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet explorer= 8nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet explorer= 9nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2014-08-12modified 2026-06-17

references (9)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS14-051 cnnvd
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-051Patchcnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69092 enisa_euvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030715 enisa_euvd
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-051 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69092Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030715Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-051PatchVendor Advisorynvd

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