CVE-2014-6324The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 25, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Apr 15, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, 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 allows remote authenticated domain users to obtain domain administrator privileges via a forged signature in a ticket, as exploited in the wild in November 2014, aka "Kerberos Checksum 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)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Mar 25, 2022; federal remediation due Apr 15, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 87.33% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
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_2003 microsoft:windows_server_2003 | 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 |
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031237vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142350249315918&w=2vendor-advisory, x-refsource-hp, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/18/additional-information-about-cve-2014-6324.aspxx-refsource-confirm, not-applicable, vendor-advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70958vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-068vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-323Athird-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert, us-government-resource
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62556third-party-advisory, x-refsource-secunia, broken-link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-6324us-government-resource
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