vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2025-47972: Windows Input Method Editor (IME) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 8, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 | Oct 14, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 8, 2025
Added
Jul 8, 2025
Modified
Oct 14, 2025
Description
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb5062561microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb5062560microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb5062557microsoft-windows-windows_10-21h2-kb5062554microsoft-windows-windows_10-22h2-kb5062554microsoft-windows-windows_11-22h2-kb5062552microsoft-windows-windows_11-23h2-kb5062552microsoft-windows-windows_11-24h2-kb5062553microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb5062560microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb5062557microsoft-windows-windows_server_2022-21h2-kb5062572microsoft-windows-windows_server_2022-22h2-kb5062572microsoft-windows-windows_server_2022-23h2-kb5062570microsoft-windows-windows_server_2025-24h2-kb5062553
References
- CVE-2025-47972
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-47972
- CWE-362
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/5062552
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/5062553
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/5062554
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/5062557
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/5062560
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/5062561
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/5062570
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/5062572
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