CVE-2016-7221 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain elevated privileges by exploiting a DLL loading mishandling in the Windows Input Method Editor.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-7221?
CVE-2016-7221 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 10 Nov 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7221?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7221?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7221 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-7221 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7221 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 10
- CVE-2015-2426 Microsoft Windows Adobe Type Manager Library Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-1769 Microsoft Windows Mount Manager Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2020-1467 Windows Hard Link Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-26424 Windows TCP/IP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-28476 Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-68r7-wh76-vcfr.