CVE-2017-8566 Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.
An attacker can exploit improper DCOM parameter handling in Windows IME to elevate privileges on affected Windows systems.
- 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-2017-8566?
CVE-2017-8566 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 11 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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".
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8566?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2016.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8566?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8566 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8566 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8566 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-phv5-9c42-cwvf.