CVE-2014-4113

highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.866 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUS

grimoire priorityP0 · Act now

Exploitable?

Yes · in the wild

CISA KEV · 9 exploits · functional

Likely / severe?

86.6% (100th) EPSS

CVSS 7.2 · high

Is it mine?

22 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

added 2022-05-04remediate by 2022-05-25

required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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."

cvss

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

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 10

v2.07.2highAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Csecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondaryexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/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

exploits (9)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-35101Microsoft Windows - TrackPopupMenu Win32k Null Pointer Dereference (MS14-058) (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
EDB-37064Microsoft Windows 8.0/8.1 (x64) - 'TrackPopupMenu' Local Privilege Escalation (MS14-058)functional · exploit_db
exploit/windows/local/ms14_058_track_popup_menuWindows TrackPopupMenu Win32k NULL Pointer Dereferencefunctional · metasploit
EDB-39666Microsoft Windows Kernel - 'win32k.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (MS14-058)PoC · exploit_db
EDB-46945Microsoft Windows 8.1/ Server 2012 - 'Win32k.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (MS14-058)PoC · exploit_db
johnjohnsp1/CVE-2014-4113PowerShell CVE-2014-4113PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (22)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Windows 7 Service Pack 1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 8all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows 8.1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2012all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2012 R2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Server 2012 R2 Service Pack 2all versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft Corp Windows Vista Service Pack 2all versionsfstec_bduRU
microsoft windows 7all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows 8all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows 8.1all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows rtall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows rt 8.1all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows server 2003all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows server 2008= r2nvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows server 2012all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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also known as (5)

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 2014-10-15modified 2026-06-17

references (26)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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