High 8.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published May 14, 2014

CVE-2014-1812The 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…

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Nov 3, 2021; federal agencies had to remediate by May 3, 2022, and it is known to be used in ransomware. Treat that date as your deadline.

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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 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-522
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Nov 3, 2021; federal remediation due May 3, 2022; known ransomware useApply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 65.12% (percentile 99)
Assigned by: microsoft
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 22, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

microsoft windows_7 microsoft:windows_7	all versions	NVD
microsoft windows_8 microsoft:windows_8	all versions	NVD
microsoft windows_8.1 microsoft:windows_8.1	all versions	NVD
microsoft windows_server_2008 microsoft:windows_server_2008	all versions; r2; r2	NVD
microsoft windows_server_2012 microsoft:windows_server_2012	all versions; r2	NVD
microsoft windows_vista microsoft:windows_vista	all versions	NVD

References

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-025vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, patch
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/05/13/ms14-025-an-update-for-group-policy-preferences.aspxx-refsource-confirm, third-party-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-1812us-government-resource

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