vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-7221: Windows IME Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 10, 2016 | Jun 10, 2024 | Oct 14, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 10, 2016
Added
Jun 10, 2024
Modified
Oct 14, 2025
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."
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb3198585microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb3198586microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb3200970microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb3200970
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