CVE-2011-0038
Status: ModifiedHigh (9.3)—
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."
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Base score: 9.3
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 11%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 96
- Score date: 10/8/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://osvdb.org/70833
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127294
- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FGA-2011-04.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46159
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025038
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0318
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-003
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64913
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12270
- http://osvdb.org/70833
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100127294
- http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FGA-2011-04.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46159
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025038
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0318
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-003
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64913
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12270
Raw JSON (NVD)
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