RCE in Microsoft Windows 7

CVE-2014-6321

Schannel 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 crafted packets, aka "Microsoft Schannel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

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CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.960 (99.9th percentile), scored .

Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2014-6321: held from 0.960 to 0.960.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.960 · newest: 0.960 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-6321?
CVE-2014-6321 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, classified under Code Injection. Published 2014-11-11.
Is CVE-2014-6321 known to be exploited?
31 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.