CVE-2014-4077
Microsoft IME Japanese Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 54.58% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 25 May 2022 · due 15 June 2022
- Affected
- microsoft/office 2007 ime · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 54.6% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4077
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspxNot Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspxNot Applicable, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4077US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.