7.0high
CVE-2017-8566
Microsoft Windows 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to Windows Input Method Editor (IM…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.0
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.0%
percentile 63%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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".
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.00% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/99404 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1038853 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8566 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-8566
- NVD: CVE-2017-8566
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