CVE-2017-8566

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    CVE-2017-8566

    Published: 11 Jul 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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".

    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

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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