CVE-2025-47972CWE-362

Windows Input Method Editor (IME) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High · published July 8, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.0
EPSS
1%
Percentile
50.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.0 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00652 · 50.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Published
2025-07-08T16:57Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 JUL 16:57Z
    Windows Input Method Editor (IME) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    cvelistv5