# CVE-2016-7221: Windows IME Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2016-7221 is fixed in 26 products on 1 platform, first by KB3198586, released November 8, 2016. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7221 - Priority: Urgent - CVSS: 6.5 (Important) - EPSS: 0.0218 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Vendor exploitability assessment: Exploitation More Likely - Published: Nov 8, 2016 - Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7221 ## Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows when Windows Input Method Editor (IME) improperly handles DLL loading. There is no impact without IME present.

To exploit this vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application.

The security update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how Windows IME loads DLLs.

## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems | | [KB3198586](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3198586.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems | | [KB3198586](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3198586.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems | | [KB3200970](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3200970.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems | | [KB3200970](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3200970.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems | 10240.17190 | [KB3198585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3198585.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 for x64-based Systems | 10240.17190 | [KB3198585](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3198585.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB3197867](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197867.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB3197868](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197868.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB3197867](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197867.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB3197868](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197868.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems | | [KB3197873](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197873.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems | | [KB3197874](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197874.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems | | [KB3197873](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197873.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems | | [KB3197874](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197874.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows RT 8.1 | | [KB3197874](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197874.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB3197867](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197867.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB3197868](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197868.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB3197867](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197867.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB3197868](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197868.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3197867](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197867.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3197868](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197868.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 | | [KB3193418](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3193418.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3193418](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3193418.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 | | [KB3193418](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3193418.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 | | [KB3193418](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3193418.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3193418](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3193418.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | | [KB3197877](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197877.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | | [KB3197876](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197876.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3197877](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197877.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3197876](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197876.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | | [KB3197873](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197873.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | | [KB3197874](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197874.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3197873](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197873.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB3197874](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3197874.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | | [KB3200970](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3200970.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Vista Service Pack 2 | | [KB3193418](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3193418.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | | Microsoft | Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 | | [KB3193418](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb3193418.md) | Nov 8, 2016 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T19:12:23Z UTC. 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