CVE-2014-0315

N/A Unknown
Published: April 08, 2014 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/04/08/ms14-019-fixing-a-binary-hijacking-via-cmd-or-bat-file.aspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/33
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-019
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/04/08/ms14-019-fixing-a-binary-hijacking-via-cmd-or-bat-file.aspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/33
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-019
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
22.6%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-426

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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