CVE-2014-4074: Microsoft Windows 8

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Task Scheduler in Microsoft 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 an application that schedules a crafted task, aka "Task Scheduler Vulnerability."

Affected products

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

Published 2014-09-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.