⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2022-02-25. Federal agencies required to patch by 2022-08-25. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions..

CVE-2014-6352 — Code Injection in Microsoft Windows Server 2008

CWE-94 — Code Injection23 documents13 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
90.7%
top 0.37%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2022-02-25
Due 2022-08-25
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Timeline
PublishedOct 22
KEV addedFeb 25
KEV dueAug 25
Latest updateJan 19
CISA Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

Patches

Patch: blogs.technet.com ↗Patch: docs.microsoft.com ↗Patch: technet.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-hcj8-r3vf-4jr7: Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8↗2022-05-14
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VulnCheck
Microsoft Windows Code Injection Vulnerability↗2014
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💥Exploits & PoCs

8
Exploit-DB
Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager Code Execution (MS14-064) (Metasploit)↗2014-11-14
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Exploit-DB
Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager Code Execution (via Python) (MS14-064) (Metasploit)↗2014-11-14
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Exploit-DB
Microsoft Office 2007/2010 - OLE Arbitrary Command Execution↗2014-11-12
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Exploit-DB
Microsoft Windows - OLE Remote Code Execution 'Sandworm' (MS14-060)↗2014-10-25
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Exploit-DB
Microsoft Windows - OLE Package Manager Code Execution (MS14-060) (Metasploit)↗2014-10-20
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
CISA
Microsoft Windows Code Injection Vulnerability↗2022-02-25
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

9
Trendmicro
The Trail of BlackTech’s Cyber Espionage Campaigns↗2017-06-22
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Securelist
IT threat evolution Q3 2016↗2016-11-03
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Securelist
IT threat evolution Q3 2016↗2016-11-03
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Talos
Microsoft Update Tuesday November 2014: Fixes for 3 0-day Vulnerabilities↗2014-11-11
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Talos
Microsoft Update Tuesday November 2014: Fixes for 3 0-day Vulnerabilities↗2014-11-11
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📐Framework References

1
ATT&CK
AutoIt backdoor↗
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📄Research Papers

1
arXiv
Techniques of Modern Attacks↗2026-01-19
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