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CVE-2014-6324: Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2014-6324
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.
The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Microsoft allows remote authenticated domain users to obtain domain administrator privileges.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: Kerberos Key Distribution CenterPrivilege escalation
What
The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Microsoft allows remote authenticated domain users to obtain domain administrator privileges.
Who is affected
Authenticated domain users in Microsoft environments using KDC.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Apply the latest security patches for KDC.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-03-25
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6324

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-2014-6324coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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