Name: CVE-2017-8566: Improper Input Validation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-8566, CWE-20, CVSS 7, EPSS 0.00554

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".

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Msft	—	2017-07 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows Server 2016, version 1607 (KB4025339)2017-07 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1607 (KB4025339)2017-07 Cumulative Update for Microsoft Windows 10, version 1703 (KB4025342)	Jul 11, 2017	Jul 11, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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