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CVE-2014-6352
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Microsoft Windows vulnerability
Microsoft Windows contains a code execution vulnerability in OLE object handling that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability has been exploited in the wild.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Windows systems through crafted OLE objects. High exploitation activity observed. Affected systems require immediate patching to prevent compromise.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
9 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 2022-02-25).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.77553 — 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-94 Code Injection — weakness family: Injection.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 OLE object and deliver it via email or web content to a target user.
Business
User systems become compromised without user awareness, enabling data theft, malware installation, or lateral movement.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I trigger code execution when the victim opens or previews the OLE object in a vulnerable Windows application.
Business
Attacker gains execution context with victim user privileges, allowing further system compromise and persistence.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I establish command and control or deploy secondary payloads from the compromised endpoint.
Business
Enterprise networks face widespread infection, data exfiltration, and operational disruption across affected systems.
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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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