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CVE-2014-1812: Microsoft Windows Group Policy Preferences Password Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2014-1812
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
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.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: Windows Active DirectoryPrivilege escalation
What
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists due to the way passwords are distributed using Group Policy preferences.
Who is affected
Authenticated users of Microsoft Windows Active Directory are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent as the vulnerability is actively exploited and critical.
Action
Apply the latest security updates for Windows Active Directory.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2021-11-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1812

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2014-1812coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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