CVE-2014-4077
High 7.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Microsoft IME Japanese Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 55% (percentile: 99) as of 1 November 2026
Affected products
microsoft: office 2007 ime; microsoft: windows 7; microsoft: windows server 2003; microsoft: windows server 2008; microsoft: windows vista
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-novemb… Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-0… PatchVendor Advisory
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-novemb… Not ApplicableVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-0… PatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2014… US Government Resource