CVE-2014-4073

critical
Published 2014-10-15 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
10.0

Description

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, and 4.5.2 processes unverified data during interaction with the ClickOnce installer, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via vectors involving Internet Explorer, aka ".NET ClickOnce Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secure@microsoft.com — http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/10/14/more-details-about-cve-2014-4073-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability.aspx

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
windows microsoft.net_framework2.0
windows microsoft.net_framework3.5
windows microsoft.net_framework3.5.1
windows microsoft.net_framework4.0
windows microsoft.net_framework4.5
windows microsoft.net_framework4.5.1
windows microsoft.net_framework4.5.2

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.