CVE-2014-4077Microsoft 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 attack…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since May 25, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Jun 15, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV May 25, 2022; federal remediation due Jun 15, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 54.58% (percentile 99)
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
microsoft office_2007_ime microsoft:office_2007_ime | sp3 | NVD |
microsoft windows_7 microsoft:windows_7 | all versions | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2003 microsoft:windows_server_2003 | all versions | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2008 microsoft:windows_server_2008 | all versions; r2; r2 | NVD |
microsoft windows_vista microsoft:windows_vista | all versions | NVD |
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspxx-refsource-confirm, not-applicable, vendor-advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014-4077us-government-resource
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