CVE-2017-8566

Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-07-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

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".

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1607, 1703
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.: Microsoft Windows

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

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