CVE-2014-6324

Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) — Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
⚠️ CVSS 3.1  8.8 / 10 — HIGH 🔴 CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Overview

The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) in Microsoft allows remote authenticated domain users to obtain domain administrator privileges.

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6324

Key Details

PropertyValue
CVE ID CVE-2014-6324
Vendor / Product Microsoft — Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC)
NVD Published2014-11-18
NVD Last Modified2025-10-22
CVSS 3.1 Score8.8
CVSS 3.1 VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SeverityHIGH
CISA KEV Added2022-03-25
CISA KEV Deadline2022-04-15
Known Ransomware Use No

CVSS 3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Required Action

CISA BOD 22-01 Deadline: 2022-04-15. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Timeline

DateEvent
2022-03-25Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
2022-04-15CISA BOD 22-01 remediation deadline

References

ResourceType
NVD — CVE-2014-6324 Vulnerability Database
CISA KEV Catalog Entry US Government