Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2022-03-03
Federal due date
2022-03-24
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Windows
EPSS
99.7th percentile (score 0.923, as of 2026-06-08)
NVD CVSS v3.1
Ransomware use
Unknown
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4114

CISA short description

A vulnerability exists in Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a file that contains a specially crafted OLE object.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.