CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-7221

Published: Nov 10, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Windows_10Microsoft- (including)- (including)
Windows_10Microsoft1511 (including)1511 (including)
Windows_10Microsoft1607 (including)1607 (including)
Windows_7Microsoft**
Windows_8.1Microsoft**
Windows_rt_8.1Microsoft**
Windows_server_2008Microsoft**
Windows_server_2008Microsoftr2-sp1 (including)r2-sp1 (including)
Windows_server_2012Microsoft- (including)- (including)
Windows_server_2012Microsoftr2 (including)r2 (including)
Windows_server_2016Microsoft**
Windows_vistaMicrosoft**

References