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CVE-2014-1776

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Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors related to the CMarkup::IsConnectedToPrimaryMarkup function, as exploited in the wild in April 2014. NOTE: this issue originally emphasized VGX.DLL, but Microsoft clarified that "VGX.DLL does not contain the vulnerable code leveraged in this exploit. Disabling VGX.DLL is an exploit-specific workaround that provides an immediate, effective workaround to help block known attacks."

CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

8.9/10

General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?

Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
Technical severity: CVSS 9.8: +1.47
Fresh EPSS: 82.68%: +0.41

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

Sources: 11 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

Unit 42

Press · 27 Jul 2015, 07:00 · UPS: Observations on CVE-2015-3113, Prior Zero-Days and the Pirpi Payload - Unit 42

Bitdefender

Press · 27 May 2015, 07:00 · 7 Most Used Exploits In The Wild, According to Bitdefender - Bitdefender

Recorded Future

Press · 10 Dec 2014, 08:00 · Tracking Moving Targets: Exploit Kits and CVEs - Recorded Future

Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre

Press · 20 May 2014, 07:00 · Post Response Action on Windows XP End of Support - Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre

Unit 42

Press · 02 May 2014, 07:00 · A Tale of 3 Vulnerabilities, CVE-2014-1776 Exploit Linked to Previous Attacks - Unit 42

See all 11 source documents

Cisco Talos Blog

Press · 02 May 2014, 07:00 · Anatomy of an exploit: CVE 2014-1776 - Cisco Talos Blog

The Hacker News

Press · 01 May 2014, 07:00 · Microsoft Patches Internet Explorer Zero-Day Vulnerability, Even for Windows XP - The Hacker News

Recorded Future

Press · 29 Apr 2014, 07:00 · Tracking the Clandestine Fox - Recorded Future

Malwarebytes

Press · 28 Apr 2014, 07:00 · Microsoft warns against new Internet Explorer Zero-Day UPDATED - Malwarebytes

Graham Cluley

Press · 27 Apr 2014, 07:00 · New zero-day exploit attack sees Internet Explorer in the line of fire. No fix from Microsoft yet - Graham Cluley

The Hacker News

Press · 27 Apr 2014, 07:00 · New Zero-Day Vulnerability CVE-2014-1776 Affects all Versions of Internet Explorer Browser - The Hacker News

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 8.9 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

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 9.8; EPSS 82.7%
Attention, last 30 days: 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential: network access, no prior privileges, no 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

First press mention

27 Apr 2014, 07:00

Published

27 Apr 2014, 10:00

Latest press mention

27 Jul 2015, 07:00

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

28 Jan 2022, 00:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:57