01 Record
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
HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03. Federal remediation due 2022-05-03. Known ransomware campaign use: reported by CISA.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 65.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-05-14 10:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-22 00:05Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-01-29
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 5355f9d7dd92a4625d9462170891d8d0d9664c9b3a2cddeb83c2774dea51ed16
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- docs.microsoft.comMS14-025https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-025
- blogs.technet.comhttp://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/05/13/ms14-025-an-update-for-group-policy-preferences.aspx
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-1812