CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-8566

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows for elevation of privilege due to the Input Method Editor (IME) improperly handling parameters in a method of a DCOM class.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the system and increased user privileges, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update systems to the latest versions that mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor system access for potential privilege escalation attempts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Windows 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to Windows Input Method Editor (IME) improperly handling parameters in a method of a DCOM class, aka "Windows IME Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS