Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Microsoft Windows Group Policy Preferences Password Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2014-1812
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."
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:64.31%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-522 ↗CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_7 | all |
| microsoft | windows_8 | all |
| microsoft | windows_8.1 | all |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_server_2012 | r2 |
| microsoft | windows_vista | all |
References & Technical Advisories
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Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Microsoft Corporation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2014-01-29T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2014-05-14T10:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2014-05-13 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-22T00:05:37 |
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