CVE-2017-8566

HighCVSS 7.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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".

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.0/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft Corporation	Microsoft Windows 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.	Microsoft Windows

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99404Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038853Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8566Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99404Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038853Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8566Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 11, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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