Microsoft IME Japanese Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) Japanese is a keyboard with Japanese characters that can be enabled on Windows systems as it is included by default (with the default set as disabled). IME Japanese contains an unspecified vulnerability when IMJPDCT.EXE (IME for Japanese) is installed which allows attackers to bypass a sandbox and perform privilege escalation.
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Input Method Editor (IME) Japanese
- CVSS
- 7.8
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 47.7%
- Status
- kev
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) Japanese is a keyboard with Japanese characters that can be enabled on Windows systems as it is included by default (with the default set as disabled). IME Japanese contains an unspecified vulnerability when IMJPDCT.EXE (IME for Japanese) is installed which allows attackers to bypass a sandbox and perform privilege escalation.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-25. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2022-06-15.
This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.