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CVE-2014-0315

Published: Apr 8, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-426
6.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
14.7%
Top 3.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 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 Trojan horse cmd.exe file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .bat or .cmd file, aka "Windows File Handling Vulnerability."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-426

Affected Products

Microsoft Corp
commercial·USaka microsoft, microsoft corporation
Windows Vista Service Pack 2On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows 7 Service Pack 1On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows 8On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows XP Service Pack 2On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows XP Service Pack 3On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows 8.1On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
Windows Server 2012On-premOS
Operating Systems / windows
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/04/08/ms14-019-fixing-a-binary-hijacking-via-cmd-or-bat-file.aspx
blogs.technet.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-019
docs.microsoft.com
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/33
seclists.org
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