Actively exploited · Published May 14, 2014 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2014-1812
High 8.8 Exploited Ransomware
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Windows from Microsoft. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on November 3, 2021). It has been used in ransomware campaigns. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 65.1% (higher than 99.3% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit, public proof-of-concept code. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by May 3, 2022.
Official 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."
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-522 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- MS14-025 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/05/13/ms14-025-an-update-for-group-policy-preferences.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-1812 government-resource