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CVE-2014-1756

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 8.6%EU EUVD

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, and 2013 Gold, SP1, RT, and RT SP1, when the Simplified Chinese Proofing Tool is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .docx file, aka "Microsoft Office Chinese Grammar Checking Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score
9.3 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score
8.6% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2014-1830)
Published
May 14, 2014
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-1830 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • microsoft / office
  • microsoft / office
  • microsoft / office
  • microsoft / office
  • microsoft / office
  • microsoft / office
  • microsoft / office

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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