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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."
Use CWE-255, Microsoft vendor hub and Windows 7 product page to widen CVE-2014-1812 into its surrounding weakness, vendor, and product context.
Compare it with CVE-2022-35744, CVE-2022-35753 and CVE-2022-35752 for nearby disclosures in the same product family. Additional editorial context is available in Weekly Security Roundup: Navigating the April 2026 Threat Landscape and Critical Framework Exploits.