CVE-2014-2817

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2022-05-25

Actively exploited. CVE-2014-2817 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-25) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.

Microsoft Internet Explorer cotains an unspecified vulnerability that allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site.

CSIRTS triage

What: The vulnerability allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted website.
Who is affected: Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer are affected by this vulnerability.
Urgency: Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action: Users should update Internet Explorer to the latest version.

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Exploitation outlook

Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 98% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalexploitedCVE-2014-2817: Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-05-25

External references

NVD record for CVE-2014-2817

CVE.org record

CISA KEV catalog

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