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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

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Remediation Deadline: May 3, 2022

CVE-2014-1812

High
EPSS 80.3%CISA KEVRansomware
Microsoft/Windows

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.

EPSS — Exploit Probability

80.3%

Higher than 99.1% of all CVEs

Required Action

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1812

Risk Assessment

CRITICAL
In CISA KEV
High EPSS
Ransomware

Details

Severity
High
EPSS
80.3%
CISA KEV
Yes
Ransomware
Known
Articles
0

Timeline

Published

Nov 3, 2021

Added to KEV

Nov 3, 2021

Remediation Due

May 3, 2022

Affected Product

Microsoft

Windows

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