Chinese IME Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2013-3859 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Microsoft Pinyin IME 2010, when used in conjunction with Microsoft Office 2010 SP1, does not properly restrict configuration options, which allows local users to gain privileges by starting Internet Explorer from the IME toolbar, aka "Chinese IME Vulnerability."

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