Windows IME Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8566 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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".

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