CVE-2014-1812
Actively exploited. CVE-2014-1812 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2014-1812 is indexed in Metasploit and GitHub PoC. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
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
- 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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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2014-1812 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- MetasploitA Metasploit Framework module targets this CVE — weaponized, point-and-click exploitation.look it up ↗
- GitHub PoCPublic proof-of-concept repositories on GitHub reference this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2014-1812: Microsoft Windows Group Policy Preferences Password Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
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