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CVE-2011-2010

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
14/12/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

The Microsoft Office Input Method Editor (IME) for Simplified Chinese in Microsoft Pinyin IME 2010, Office Pinyin SimpleFast Style 2010, and Office Pinyin New Experience Style 2010 does not properly restrict access to configuration options, which allows local users to gain privileges via the Microsoft Pinyin (aka MSPY) IME toolbar, aka "Pinyin IME Elevation Vulnerability."

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.20 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pinyin_ime:2010:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pinyin_ime:2010:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pinyin_new_experience_style:2010:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pinyin_new_experience_style:2010:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pinyin_simple_fast_style:2010:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pinyin_simple_fast_style:2010:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

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