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High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Jul 11, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-8566

CVE-2017-8566

Description

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".

Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Windows 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.v5
    Range: Microsoft Windows

Patches

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No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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