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CVE-2014-1812

Warning

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."

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Microsoft ≫ Windows 7 Version- Updatesp1
Microsoft ≫ Windows 8 Version-
Microsoft ≫ Windows 8.1 Version-
Microsoft ≫ Windows Server 2008 Version- Updatesp2
Microsoft ≫ Windows Server 2008 Versionr2 Updatesp1 HwPlatformitanium
Microsoft ≫ Windows Server 2008 Versionr2 Updatesp1 HwPlatformx64
Microsoft ≫ Windows Vista Version- Updatesp2

03.11.2021: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

Microsoft Windows Group Policy Preferences Password Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

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.

Description

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Required actions
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 79.82% 0.991
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 9 8 10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 8.8 2.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.