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CVE-2014-1812: Microsoft Windows Group Policy Preferences Password Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows · in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03
2021-11-03added to KEV
2022-05-03federal remediation due date
64.88%EPSS exploit probability (30 days) 99.2th percentile
8.8 HIGHCVSS 3.1
Knownknown ransomware use
2,730days from NVD publication to KEV
What it is
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.
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| CWE | CWE-255 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD published | 2014-05-14 (Analyzed) |
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