Threats / Microsoft / CVE-2014-6332
CVE-2014-6332
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Microsoft Windows vulnerability
OleAut32.dll in Microsoft Windows OLE contains a buffer overflow vulnerability allowing remote code execution through crafted web content.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on vulnerable Windows systems by hosting or distributing a specially crafted website, exploiting improper memory handling in the OLE automation library without requiring user interaction beyond visiting the malicious page.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
18 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.94996 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Microsoft, Windows. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-119 Memory Buffer Bounds Error — weakness family: Memory safety.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I craft a malicious webpage containing specially formatted OLE objects designed to trigger a buffer overflow in OleAut32.dll.
Business
An organization's web browsing users become vectors for silent code execution, compromising endpoint security and potentially enabling lateral movement within the network.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I host this webpage on a server or inject it into legitimate sites to maximize exposure to potential victims.
Business
The organization faces widespread endpoint compromise across its user base, with attackers gaining execution context equivalent to the browsing user's privileges.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I use the achieved code execution to install persistent malware, steal credentials, or establish command-and-control access.
Business
The organization must respond to active compromise, conduct forensic investigation, remediate affected systems, and manage potential data breach notifications and regulatory reporting.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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