CVE-2017-8566
high
CVSS v3
7.0
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.0
Description
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".
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
69%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| windows | 1607 | affected | |
| windows | 1703 | affected | |
| windows | affected | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99404
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038853
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8566
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99404
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038853
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8566
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.