# CVE-2014-4077: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, and Office 2007 SP3, when IMJPDCT.E

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2022-05-25, remediation due 2022-06-15
- Published: 2014-11-11 · Updated: 2025-10-22

## Summary

Certain older Microsoft Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office, when the Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) is installed, are affected. A remote attacker who gets a user to open a specially crafted PDF can bypass sandbox protections and gain elevated privileges on the system.

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## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, and Office 2007 SP3, when IMJPDCT.EXE (aka IME for Japanese) is installed, allow remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via a crafted PDF document, aka "Microsoft IME (Japanese) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in 2014.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspx
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196

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