CVE-2016-7221 — Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerability

CWE-2646 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 37.86%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
16
Microsoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Windows Server 2012+13 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 10
Latest updateMay 14

Description

Input Method Editor (IME) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 mishandles DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, aka "Windows IME Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages15 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-68r7-wh76-vcfr: Input Method Editor (IME) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8↗2022-05-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows IME Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2016-11-08
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

3
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - November 2016↗2016-11-08
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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - November 2016↗2016-11-08
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Zscaler
Zscaler found Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | 11-08-2016↗
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