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."
Published Dec 14, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.07%
Description
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."
Affected products
No data.
- 9
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- r2
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
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 | 11.07% (0.11073) | 95.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 11.07% (0.11073) | 95.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.97% (0.12971) | 95.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 26.61% (0.26606) | 96.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 18, 2025 | 29.70% (0.29695) | 96.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 14, 2025 | 34.89% (0.34894) | 96.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 36.58% (0.36583) | 96.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 39.39% (0.39392) | 95.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 36.58% (0.36583) | 96.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 38.49% (0.38494) | 96.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 14.76% (0.14757) | 95.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 11, 2024 | 65.12% (0.65120) | 97.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2024 | 68.87% (0.68874) | 97.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 76.59% (0.76590) | 98.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 58.30% (0.58301) | 97.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 48.10% (0.48103) | 97.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 11, 2023 | 27.92% (0.27919) | 96.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 25.11% (0.25111) | 96.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2023 | 36.00% (0.36000) | 96.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2023 | 22.28% (0.22279) | 95.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 29.90% (0.29901) | 96.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 20.04% (0.20038) | 96.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 20.04% (0.20038) | 96.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 20.04% (0.20038) | 93.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-099 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13884 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALTool Signature
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-099 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13884 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALTool Signature |
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