CVE-2014-4123

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2022-05-25

Actively exploited. CVE-2014-4123 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 contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site.

CSIRTS triage

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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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-2014-4123: Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-05-25

External references

NVD record for CVE-2014-4123

CVE.org record

CISA KEV catalog

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