CWE Code: 255
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 9.0
CWE Name:  Credentials Management
Summary: 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."
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2014-05-14
Last Modified Date: 2019-05-13