Microsoft Windows up to XP SP3 Batch File CreateProcess untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows. Impacted is the function CreateProcess of the component Batch File Handler. This manipulation causes untrusted search path. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-0315. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is the function CreateProcess of the component Batch File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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."

The weakness was presented 04/08/2014 by Stefan Kanthak as MS14-019 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared at technet.microsoft.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Microsoft. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0315 since 12/03/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/10/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73416 (MS14-019: Vulnerability in Windows File Handling Component Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2922229)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90948 (Microsoft Windows File Handling Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS14-019)).

Applying the patch MS14-019 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 14004.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91356), Tenable (73416), SecurityFocus (BID 66619†), Secunia (SA57642†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030034†). Additional details are provided at blog.spiderlabs.com. See VDB-12851, VDB-12850, VDB-12849 and VDB-12848 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Untrusted search path
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Nessus ID: 73416
Nessus Name: MS14-019: Vulnerability in Windows File Handling Component Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2922229)
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OpenVAS ID: 804375
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft File Handling Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2922229)
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Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS14-019
Researcher: Stefan Kanthak
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CVE: CVE-2014-0315 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0315
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12853

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X-Force: 91356 - Microsoft Windows external binary loading code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 66619 - Microsoft Windows CVE-2014-0315 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 57642 - Microsoft Windows "CreateProcess()" .cmd and .bat Security Bypass Vulnerability, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030034 - Microsoft Windows File Handling Component '.bat' and '.cmd' Path Restriction Bypass Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 43953 - [MS14-019] Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via malicious .bat and .cmd files - CVE-2014-0315, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140213
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2014 14:29
Updated: 05/10/2026 00:10
Changes: 04/09/2014 14:29 (90), 08/19/2018 20:00 (9), 06/16/2021 18:24 (3), 12/22/2024 00:48 (16), 05/10/2026 00:10 (1)
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