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CVE-2014-4113

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 craft…

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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."
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: 86.65%: +0.43

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

Sources: 8 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

SentinelOne
Press · 27 Mar 2024, 07:00 · Malware Discovered - SFG: Furtim Malware Analysis - SentinelOne
BleepingComputer
Press · 08 Dec 2023, 08:00 · Privilege elevation exploits used in over 50% of insider attacks - BleepingComputer
Check Point Research
Press · 26 Oct 2020, 07:00 · Exploit Developer Spotlight: The Story of PlayBit - Check Point Research
CERT Polska
Press · 29 Sep 2017, 07:00 · Ramnit – in-depth analysis - CERT Polska
McAfee
Press · 29 Dec 2016, 08:00 · Digging Into a Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability: CVE-2016-7255 - McAfee
See all 8 source documents
Google Cloud
Press · 21 Nov 2014, 08:00 · Operation Double Tap - Google Cloud
Unit 42
Press · 15 Oct 2014, 07:00 · Super Tuesday: A Patch Tuesday We Won’t Forget - Unit 42
CrowdStrike
Press · 14 Oct 2014, 07:00 · CrowdStrike Discovers Use of 64-bit Zero-Day Privilege Escalation Exploit (CVE-2014-4113) by Hurricane Panda - CrowdStrike

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

4

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 86.6%
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 13:57:35.465954+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
14 Oct 2014, 07:00
Published
15 Oct 2014, 10:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
04 May 2022, 00:00
Latest press mention
27 Mar 2024, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:57
PoCs on GitHub
4 repositories