CVE-2014-4113
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows…
- 7.8HighCVSS base score
- 86.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.3% of all CVEs
- YesKnown exploitedin CISA's KEV since 4 May 2022
- 5Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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."
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
- Added
- 4 May 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 25 May 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Not known
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
ENISA's EU Vulnerability Database lists it as exploited, from CISA's KEV, since 4 May 2022.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 4 Exploit-DB entries for it. 3 references of the record are tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
Show the exploits8
Metasploit modules1 module
- Windows TrackPopupMenu Win32k NULL Pointer Dereference (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/local/ms14_058_track_popup_menuRank normaldisclosed 14 Oct 2014
Exploit-DB4 entries
- Microsoft Windows Kernel - 'win32k.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (MS14-058) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 39666local, windowspublished 5 Apr 2016Not verified
- Microsoft Windows 8.0/8.1 (x64) - 'TrackPopupMenu' Local Privilege Escalation (MS14-058) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 37064local, windows_x86-64published 19 May 2015Verified
- Microsoft Windows 8.1/ Server 2012 - 'Win32k.sys' Local Privilege Escalation (MS14-058) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 46945local, windowspublished 24 Nov 2014Not verified
- Microsoft Windows - TrackPopupMenu Win32k Null Pointer Dereference (MS14-058) (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 35101local, windowspublished 28 Oct 2014Verified
References tagged exploit3 references
- 37064 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 39666 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 35101 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By microsoft
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited in the wild
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 86.6% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
12
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/accessing-risk-for-the-october-2014-security-updates.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131964/Windows-8.0-8.1-x64-TrackPopupMenu-Privilege-Escalation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 60970 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 37064 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 70364 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 113167 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- MS14-058 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 39666 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 35101 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://github.com/sam-b/CVE-2014-4113 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/an-analysis-of-a-windows-kernel-mode-vulnerability-cve-2014-4113/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4113 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-4044 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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