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CVE-2014-4077

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-05-25 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2014-11-11

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Description

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, and Office 2007 SP3, when IMJPDCT.EXE (aka IME for Japanese) is installed, allow remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via a crafted PDF document, aka "Microsoft IME (Japanese) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in 2014.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2014-11-1122:55CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-05-25Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-05-25Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-05-25Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-1018:52SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

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Versions per branch

NVD
Microsoft windows server 2008
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
—= r2no fix published
Microsoft office 2007 ime
BranchAffectedFixed in
—= sp3no fix published
Microsoft windows 7
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published

2 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 2022-06-15

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
2022-05-25
Patch Due Date
2022-06-15
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

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
2014-11-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-4077?

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, and Office 2007 SP3, when IMJPDCT.EXE (aka IME for Japanese) is installed, allow remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via a crafted PDF document, aka "Microsoft IME (Japanese) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in 2014.

Is CVE-2014-4077 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2014-4077 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 2022-06-15.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-4077?

CVE-2014-4077 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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