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CVE-2014-1761

Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, 2013, and 2013 RT; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP3; Office for Mac 2011; Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 and SP2 and 2013; Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 and SP2; and Office Web Apps Server 2013 allo…

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Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, 2013, and 2013 RT; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP3; Office for Mac 2011; Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 and SP2 and 2013; Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 and SP2; and Office Web Apps Server 2013 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, as exploited in the wild in March 2014.
CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.6/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.8: +1.17
  • Fresh EPSS: 77.73%: +0.39

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 13 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

The Hacker News
Press · 21 Nov 2025, 08:00 · APT24 Deploys BADAUDIO in Years-Long Espionage Hitting Taiwan and 1,000+ Domains - The Hacker News
Virus Bulletin
Press · 13 Mar 2020, 18:17 · VB2019 paper: Attribution is in the object: using RTF object dimensions to track APT phishing weaponizers - Virus Bulletin
SECURITY.COM
Press · 14 Mar 2018, 07:00 · Inception Framework: Alive and Well, and Hiding Behind Proxies - SECURITY.COM
Help Net Security
Press · 08 Feb 2017, 08:00 · AKBuilder: A builder for exploit-laden Word documents - Help Net Security
Kaspersky
Press · 08 Jul 2016, 07:00 · Dropping Elephant: Inelegant Espionage - Kaspersky
See all 13 source documents
Google Cloud
Press · 20 May 2016, 07:00 · How RTF malware evades static signature-based detection - Google Cloud
Unit 42
Press · 14 Mar 2016, 07:00 · Digital Quartermaster Scenario Demonstrated in Attacks Against the Mongolian Government - Unit 42
Silicon UK
Press · 19 Dec 2014, 08:00 · Chthonic: The Dangerous ZeuS Trojan Attacking You Via Your Bank - Silicon UK
Securelist
Press · 18 Dec 2014, 08:00 · Chthonic: a new modification of ZeuS - Securelist
CrowdStrike.com
Press · 29 Oct 2014, 07:00 · CVE-2014-1761 - The Alley of Compromise - CrowdStrike.com
Malwarebytes
Press · 07 May 2014, 07:00 · Email-borne exploits: the not-so innocuous killers targeting small business - Malwarebytes
McAfee
Press · 03 Apr 2014, 07:00 · RTF Zero-Day Attack CVE-2014-1761 Shows Sophistication of Attackers - McAfee
McAfee
Press · 03 Apr 2014, 07:00 · RTF Attack Takes Advantage of Multiple Exploits - McAfee

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.6 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

1

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Source entries and unverified repository candidates are counted separately.

Public exploit evidence
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.8; EPSS 77.7%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
local access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:57:34.453459+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
24 Mar 2014, 19:00
First press mention
03 Apr 2014, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
15 Feb 2022, 00:00
Latest press mention
21 Nov 2025, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:57
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories