Actively exploited in the wild
Microsoft IME Japanese Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft - Input Method Editor (IME) Japanese · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2022-05-25. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
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CVE-2014-4077
HighCVSS 7.8KEVSummary
Podatność w Microsoft Windows i Office związana z IMJPDCT.EXE (IME dla japońskiego) pozwala zdalnym atakującym na obejście mechanizmu ochrony piaskownicy poprzez spreparowany dokument PDF. Wykorzystywana była w 2014 roku.
Risk Assessment
Organizacje mogą być narażone na podwyższenie uprawnień przez zdalnych atakujących, co może prowadzić do nieautoryzowanego dostępu do systemów i danych.
Recommendation
Zaleca się aktualizację systemów operacyjnych oraz aplikacji Office do najnowszych wersji, aby zminimalizować ryzyko związane z tą podatnością.
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Original NVD description (English source)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, and Office 2007 SP3, when IMJPDCT.EXE (aka IME for Japanese) is installed, allow remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via a crafted PDF document, aka "Microsoft IME (Japanese) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in 2014.

