VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-0315

CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability14.62%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-04-08
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path

Primary references