CVE-2014-6352
Microsoft Windows Code Injection Vulnerability
- High 7.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 25 Feb 2022
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, as exploited in the wild in October 2014 with a crafted PowerPoint document.
Key facts
- Published
- 22 Oct 2014
- Last changed
- 22 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- KEV added
- 25 Feb 2022
- KEV fix due
- 25 Aug 2022
- EPSS
- 77.485% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.567% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
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Timeline
- 22 Oct 2014 Published
- 25 Feb 2022 CVE-2014-6352 added to CISA KEV
- 25 Feb 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue