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CVE-2014-4123: Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2014-4123
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: Internet ExplorerPrivilege escalation
What
Remote attackers can gain privileges via a crafted website due to an unspecified vulnerability.
Who is affected
Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Urgency
Urgent remediation is required as the vulnerability is actively exploited and critical in severity.
Action
Patch Internet Explorer to the latest version.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-05-25
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4123

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2014-4123coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Microsoft Internet Explorer

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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