CVE-2014-1812

HighCVSS 8.8/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-255 CWE-522

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: May 14, 2014
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Nov 3, 2021
NVD status: Analyzed

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