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CVE-2014-1812

HIGHCISA KEV

8.8

Description

The Group Policy implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2 does not properly handle distribution of passwords, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive credential information and consequently gain privileges by leveraging access to the SYSVOL share, as exploited in the wild in May 2014, aka "Group Policy Preferences Password Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published5/14/2014

Last Modified4/22/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductWindows

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Windows Group Policy Preferences Password Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2021-11-03

Remediation Due Date2022-05-03

Ransomware UseKnown

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_8microsoft:windows_8.1microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_server_2012microsoft:windows_vista

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-255CWE-522

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/05/13/ms14-025-an-update-for-group-policy-preferences.aspx(secure@microsoft.com)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-025(secure@microsoft.com)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/05/13/ms14-025-an-update-for-group-policy-preferences.aspx(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-025(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-1812(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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