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High · 7.8 Known exploited Public exploit CVE-2014-4113 EUVD-2014-4044GHSA-wjjh-xg7v-8wf9

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows …

Published Oct 15, 2014 · Updated Oct 22, 2025 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft 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 crafted application, as exploited in the wild in October 2014, aka "Win32k.sys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Public exploits

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Metasploit 1 module

GitHub 4 repositories

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