CVE-2011-2010

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."

Published: 2011-12-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-2010 is rated Moderate Risk (56.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.80%). EPSS rose +1.28% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2010

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.52% 1.80% +1.28%
2 2025-03-30 0.63% 0.52% -0.11%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.63% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2010

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2010

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2010

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft pinyin_ime 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pinyin_ime:2010:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft pinyin_ime 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pinyin_ime:2010:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft pinyin_new_experience_style 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pinyin_new_experience_style:2010:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft pinyin_new_experience_style 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pinyin_new_experience_style:2010:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft pinyin_simple_fast_style 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pinyin_simple_fast_style:2010:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft pinyin_simple_fast_style 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:pinyin_simple_fast_style:2010:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2010

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