CVE-2014-6352

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8,...

7.8 HighIn KEVPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

77.5%Down 9.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2014-6352
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

Record: CVE-2014-6352
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-6236 7.8

Record: EUVD-2014-6236
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hcj8-r3vf-4jr7 7.8

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8,...

Record: GHSA-hcj8-r3vf-4jr7
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Microsoft Windows Code Injection Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OLE object.

Record: CVE-2014-6352
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager SandWorm	2014-10-20
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager Code Execution (MS14-060) (Metasploit)	2014-10-20
Metasploit	MS14-064 Microsoft Windows OLE Package Manager Code Execution	2014-10-21
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows - OLE Remote Code Execution 'Sandworm' (MS14-060)	2014-10-25
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Office 2007/2010 - OLE Arbitrary Command Execution	2014-11-12
Metasploit	MS14-064 Microsoft Windows OLE Package Manager Code Execution Through Python	2014-11-12
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager Code Execution (via Python) (MS14-064) (Metasploit)	2014-11-14
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager Code Execution (MS14-064) (Metasploit)	2014-11-14

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation, exploits
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-6352 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows, published October 22, 2014. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since February 25, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since February 25, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 77.5%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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