High severity7.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-4114
CVE-2014-4114
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 in an Office document, as exploited in the wild with a "Sandworm" attack in June through October 2014, aka "Windows OLE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
11- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:gold:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-060nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-windows-zero-day-vulnerability-cve-2014-4114-aka-sandworm/nvdExploit
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35019nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35020nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35055nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspxnvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70419nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113140nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/60972nvdBroken Link
- www.isightpartners.com/2014/10/cve-2014-4114/nvdBroken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
News mentions
1- Inside the customer environment: Where threat actors, vulnerabilities, and exposed assets intersectTenable Blog · May 27, 2026