CVE-2014-2780: Microsoft Windows 7

Medium severity, CVSS 6.9. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

DirectShow in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging control over a low-integrity process to execute a crafted application, aka "DirectShow Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows 8: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Vista: affected versions not specified

Published 2014-07-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.