CVE-2014-4077

HighCVSS 7.8/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspxNot Applicable, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspxNot Applicable, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4077US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Nov 11, 2014
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: May 25, 2022
NVD status: Analyzed

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