CVEvulnerability

CVE-2014-1812

8.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2014-05-14 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Group Policy Preferences Password Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows Active Directory contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the way it distributes passwords that are configured using Group Policy preferences. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploits the vulnerability could decrypt the passwords and use them to elevate privileges on the domain.

Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Remediation due
2022-05-03
Ransomware use
Known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1812
Status
Analyzed
Published
2014-05-14
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
9.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-255, CWE-522

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."

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 7 • microsoft windows 8 • microsoft windows 8.1 • microsoft windows server 2008 • microsoft windows server 2008 r2 • microsoft windows server 2012 • microsoft windows server 2012 r2 • microsoft windows vista

Related

Weakness · not in database (1)

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials weakness

References