# CVE-2014-4077: Microsoft IME Japanese Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

> CVE-2014-4077: Microsoft IME Japanese Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2014-4077
Last updated: 2025-10-22T00:05:34Z

- Published: 2014-11-11 22:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-22 00:05 UTC · Assigner: microsoft
- CVSS: 7.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 54.6%, 99th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-05-25, federal due date 2022-06-15, ransomware use: Unknown

## 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.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Microsoft: Input Method Editor (IME) Japanese

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4077)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4077)
- [http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspx](http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2014/11/11/assessing-risk-for-the-november-2014-security-updates.aspx)
- [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-078)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031196)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031197)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2014-4077 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2014-4077.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2014-4077 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:44:15.949Z