November 3, 2021 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2014-1812 — Microsoft Windows
known ransomware use
Microsoft Windows Group Policy Preferences Password Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2021-11-03- Federal due date
2022-05-03- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- EPSS
- 98.9th percentile (score 0.746, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1812
CISA short description
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.
Required action
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