CVE-2014-4113
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Published
- Oct 15, 2014
- Updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Evidence observed
- Oct 28, 2014
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.7%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild in October 2014, aka "Win32k.sys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Sources
modules/exploits/windows/local/ms14_058_track_popup_menu.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Windows($.exploit_windows/local/ms14_058_track_popup_menu.platform)
- verification: check_declared($.exploit_windows/local/ms14_058_track_popup_menu.check)
- CVE-2014-4113Exploit
PowerShell-based exploit for CVE-2014-4113 targeting x64 Windows systems with remote payload download and execution.
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