CVE-2014-4148: Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High severity, CVSS 8.8. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2022-05-25. EPSS: 59.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font, as exploited in the wild in October 2014, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Remote Code Execution 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 Rt: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003: 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 2014-10-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.