Sandworm Windows OLE Package Manager Remote Code Execution
CVE-2014-4114 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows OLE package manager (packager.dll), commonly referred to as the Sandworm flaw. A crafted Office document, notably weaponized PowerPoint files observed in the wild, can embed a Package OLE object that references an external file such as an INF from an untrusted location. Due to unsafe handling by the OLE package manager, Windows may download and execute the referenced file, leading to arbitrary code execution. The issue affected supported Windows versions including Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2/R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012/2012 R2, and Windows RT/RT 8.1. Public reporting tied in-the-wild exploitation to Sandworm Team espionage campaigns in 2014.
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Exploits
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Recent activity
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A Windows zero-day vulnerability used in Sandworm spearphishing campaigns targeting Ukraine and NATO-linked entities.
A Windows OLE package manager vulnerability (the 'Sandworm' flaw) used in spear-phishing campaigns associated with Operation Lotus Blossom to enable code execution.
A Windows OLE packager component vulnerability abused via a crafted PowerPoint slideshow to silently drop and execute an embedded payload (used here as an initial access / execution vector for RAT delivery).
A Windows OLE/Office-related vulnerability (commonly referred to as “Sandworm”) referenced as closely related to an exploit used to execute an embedded DLL from a malicious PowerPoint file in earlier KeyBoy activity; included as contextual linkage to prior exploitation against Tibetan targets.
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