Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) allows an authorized attacker to execute code 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
According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? An attacker must send a user a malicious Office file and convince them to open it.
Inbox COM Objects Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Inbox COM Objects allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Mitigation
Mitigation refers to a setting, common configuration, or general best-practice, existing in a default state, that could reduce the severity of exploitation of a vulnerability. The following mitigating factors might be helpful in your situation: Customers who have not enabled [Internet Information Services (IIS)]((https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/glossary#IIS) are not vulnerable to this attack.
FAQ
According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution? The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. This means an attacker or victim needs to execute code from the local machine to exploit the vulnerability.