vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2025-47991: Windows Input Method Editor (IME) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 8, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 8, 2025
Added
Jul 8, 2025
Modified
Sep 15, 2025
Description
Use after free in Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Solutions
microsoft-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-2025-47991
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-47991
- CWE-416
- 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/5062570
- URL-https://support.microsoft.com/help/5062572
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