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CVE-2011-2019

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 on Windows ...

Critical CVSS 9.3

Overview

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1 and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains an HTML file, aka "Internet Explorer Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

CWE: CWE-426 Published: 2011-12-14T00:55:01.323
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🔴 CRITICAL.

  • CVSS: 9.3 (CRITICAL)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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