Actively exploited in the wild
Microsoft Windows Group Policy Preferences Password Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft - Windows · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2021-11-03. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
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CVE-2014-1812
HighCVSS 8.8KEVSummary
Implementacja zasad grupy w systemach Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 i R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 oraz Windows Server 2012 Gold i R2 nieprawidłowo obsługuje dystrybucję haseł. To pozwala zdalnym uwierzytelnionym użytkownikom na uzyskanie wrażliwych informacji o poświadczeniach i zdobycie uprawnień poprzez wykorzystanie dostępu do udziału SYSVOL.
Risk Assessment
Podatność ta stwarza ryzyko dla organizacji, umożliwiając atakującym uzyskanie dostępu do wrażliwych danych i eskalację uprawnień. Wykorzystanie tej luki może prowadzić do poważnych naruszeń bezpieczeństwa systemu.
Recommendation
Zaleca się aktualizację systemów operacyjnych do najnowszych wersji oraz zastosowanie odpowiednich poprawek zabezpieczeń, aby zminimalizować ryzyko związane z tą podatnością.
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Original NVD description (English source)
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."