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TI-2017-06099 Aliases CVE-2017-8566GHSA-phv5-9c42-cwvf

Improper input validation in Microsoft Windows 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.

Priority LOW 33CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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".

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01002 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MicrosoftMicrosoft Windows 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.Microsoft Windows—No fix listedCNA
  • Microsoft Windows 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016. VendorMicrosoft Affected Microsoft Windows Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1607VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1703VulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1607 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1703 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8566
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-phv5-9c42-cwvf

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2015-02132 Buffer underflow in atmfd.dll in the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library in Microsoft… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-10056 Remote Procedure Call Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-06273 HTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-00906 Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-15533 Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Protocol Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-01587 Mount Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
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Sources

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