# CVE-2016-7221: Input Method Editor (IME) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 201

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-11-10 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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."

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## References

- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-130
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037241
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94021

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