CVE-2014-4123
Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Published Oct 15, 2014 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · microsoft internet explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in October 2014, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4124.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 15, 2014 · Catalog
Detected
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in October 2014, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4124.
May 25, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 15, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in October 2014, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4124.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date Jun 15, 2022
Affected
- cpe microsoft/internet explorer10
- cpe microsoft/internet explorer11
- cpe microsoft/internet explorer7
- cpe microsoft/internet explorer8
- cpe microsoft/internet explorer9
- vendor Microsoft Internet Explorerversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVCVE-2014-4123
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgCVE-2014-4123
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2014-4123
30-day exploitation probability 47.1%
first.org - NIST NVDCVE-2014-4123
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in October 2014, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4124.
nvd.nist.gov