HIGH
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse IEShims.dll in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Desktop directory that contains an HTML file, aka "Internet Explorer Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Published Feb 10, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.15%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse IEShims.dll in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Desktop directory that contains an HTML file, aka "Internet Explorer Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Affected products
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- 8
Running on/with
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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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
11.15% 0.11153
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.11153
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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.15% (0.11153) | 95.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.15% (0.11153) | 95.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 31.39% (0.31392) | 96.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 27.93% (0.27931) | 96.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 31.39% (0.31392) | 96.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 27.93% (0.27931) | 96.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 31.39% (0.31392) | 96.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 28.85% (0.28847) | 96.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 43.71% (0.43714) | 96.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 28.85% (0.28847) | 95.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 31.26% (0.31257) | 96.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.09% (0.95092) | 99.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 95.19% (0.95186) | 99.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 27, 2024 | 95.59% (0.95594) | 99.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 9, 2024 | 95.80% (0.95796) | 99.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2023 | 96.02% (0.96016) | 99.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2023 | 96.92% (0.96920) | 99.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.01% (0.97008) | 99.53th | 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) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://osvdb.org/70833 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127294 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FGA-2011-04.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46159 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025038 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0318 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-003 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64913 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12270 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/70833 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127294 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FGA-2011-04.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46159 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025038 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0318 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-003 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64913 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12270 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Feb 10, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 10, 2010
Link CVE-2011-0038
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a