CVE-2014-0315

Published: Apr 8, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

6.9

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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."

Affected (14)

Products: Microsoft: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Rt, Windows Rt 8.1, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista, Windows Xp

10 products

Configuration A

14 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 7	All versions
Microsoft Windows 8	All versions
Microsoft Windows 8.1	All versions
Microsoft Windows Rt	All versions
Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2003	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	Version r2 sp1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008	Version r2 sp1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012	All versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2012	Version r2
Microsoft Windows Vista	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions