Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
MSRC compact vulnerability detail
CVE-2025-47991 · Windows Input Method Editor (IME) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Signals
Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME)
Elevation of Privilege
Exploited: No
Publicly disclosed: No
Exploitability: Exploitation Unlikely
CWE
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Description
Use after free in Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.
FAQ
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could elevate from a low integrity level up to a medium integrity level.
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According to the CVSS metric, a successful exploitation could lead to a scope change (S:C). What does this mean for this vulnerability? In this case, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to perform remote code execution resulting in a Sandbox escape in the imebroker COM (Component Object Model) object.