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CVE-2014-1761

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-02-15 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2014-03-25
  • WeaknessCWE-787

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2014-03-2513:24CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-02-15Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-02-15Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-02-15Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-1019:29SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Microsoft word
BranchAffectedFixed in
2003.x= 2003no fix published
2007.x= 2007no fix published
2010.x= 2010no fix published
2013.x= 2013no fix published
Microsoft sharepoint server
BranchAffectedFixed in
2010.x= 2010no fix published
2013.x= 2013no fix published
Microsoft office
BranchAffectedFixed in
2011.x= 2011no fix published

4 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-08-15

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-02-15
Patch Due Date
2022-08-15
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

  • CISA KEVKEV entry2022-02-15
  • GCVEexploitation2022-02-15
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionactive2025-02-10
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionactive—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.17.82025-02-10
  • NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-7872025-02-10
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-787read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score77.7 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2014-03-25
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is 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 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.

Is CVE-2014-1761 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2014-1761 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-08-15.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-1761?

CVE-2014-1761 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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