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CVE-2014-1812

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."

CVSS 8.8 · HighBuzz score 57.6KEV listed

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 57.6

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 16.5 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
16.1
4 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
16.5
4 sources across 3 categories
KEV score
25.0
Known exploited vulnerability present
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
within the 30d window
Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
4 source links · newest first
  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a joint advisory about the activities of a ransomware group from China dubbed Ghost, which has compromised organizations in over 70 countries over the past four years. The Ghost group began its activities in early 2021, but attacks have […]

    newswww.csoonline.comFeb 21, 2025, 8:23 PM
  • Hack The Box – ActiveHorizon3.ai

    NodeZero compromises the “Active” machine on Hack The Box by chaining classic Active Directory vulnerabilities: GPP password exposure, Kerberoasting, and CVE-2020-1472 (ZeroLogon). This advanced walkthrough builds on earlier feedback and demonstrates multiple escalation paths to Domain Admin.

    exploithorizon3.aiSep 5, 2021, 1:45 PM
  • Millions of devices are potential exposed to attacks targeting the vulnerabilities exploited by the tools stolen from the arsenal of FireEye. Security experts from Qualys are warning that more than 7.5 million devices are potentially exposed to cyber attacks targeting the vulnerabilities exploited by the tools stolen from the arsenal of FireEye. As a result […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comDec 24, 2020, 7:15 PM
  • Palo Alto Networks commends FireEye for transparency around its reported breach and is working to use the information shared to protect our customers.

    vendorunit42.paloaltonetworks.comDec 11, 2020, 5:10 AM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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