CVE-2014-1812 | Windows - Group Policy Operational Intel

Executive Risk Summary

"The Group Policy implementation in Microsoft Windows has a vulnerability that allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive credential information and gain privileges by leveraging access to the SYSVOL share. This vulnerability can be exploited to elevate privileges and gain unauthorized access to sensitive data."

Anticipated Attack Path

1. Exploitation of Group Policy Preferences password elevation of privilege vulnerability
2. Obtaining sensitive credential information
3. Elevating privileges and gaining unauthorized access

Am I Vulnerable?

Verify if Group Policy Preferences are being used
Check for SYSVOL share access and permissions
Review event logs for suspicious activity

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Windows Service

Target Asset gpsvc

Standard Path C:\Windows\System32\gpsvc.dll

PowerShell

# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: gpsvc (Windows Service)
$Targets = 'gpsvc'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}