Untrusted search path vulnerability in the client in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, and 7.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .rdp file, aka "Remote Desktop Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Published Mar 9, 2011
7.4
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 7.16%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the client in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, and 7.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .rdp file, aka "Remote Desktop Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 5.2
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 2
- 6.0
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 3
- 7.0
- n/a
- r2
- r2
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 4
- 6.1
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Jan 10, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.16% (0.07160) | 94.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.16% (0.07160) | 93.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 34.74% (0.34739) | 96.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 29.55% (0.29549) | 96.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 34.74% (0.34739) | 96.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 29.55% (0.29549) | 96.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 34.74% (0.34739) | 96.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 18, 2025 | 29.55% (0.29549) | 96.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 13, 2025 | 34.05% (0.34048) | 96.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 35.21% (0.35212) | 96.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 41.65% (0.41649) | 97.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.28% (0.95282) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 95.82% (0.95824) | 99.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 96.12% (0.96119) | 99.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 96.53% (0.96526) | 99.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2023 | 96.65% (0.96654) | 99.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 96.76% (0.96763) | 99.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 7, 2023 | 96.85% (0.96854) | 99.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 16, 2023 | 96.80% (0.96805) | 99.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2023 | 97.08% (0.97077) | 99.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2023 | 97.15% (0.97152) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.14% (0.97142) | 99.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 32.82% (0.32822) | 97.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 32.82% (0.32822) | 96.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://osvdb.org/71014 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43628 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025172 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-067A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0616 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-017 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12480 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/71014 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43628 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025172 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-067A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0616 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-017 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12480 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.