{"cve":"CVE-2011-1991","nvd":{"published":"2011-09-15T12:26:49.007","modified":"2026-06-16T23:30:33.680","status":"Modified","description":"Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .doc, .rtf, or .txt file, related to (1) deskpan.dll in the Display Panning CPL Extension, (2) EAPHost Authenticator Service, (3) Folder Redirection, (4) HyperTerminal, (5) the Japanese Input Method Editor (IME), and (6) Microsoft Management Console (MMC), aka \"Windows Components Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-256A.html","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-071","https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12871","http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-256A.html","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-071"],"products":["microsoft:windows_2003_server","microsoft:windows_7","microsoft:windows_server_2003","microsoft:windows_server_2008","microsoft:windows_vista","microsoft:windows_xp"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:58:50.521460154+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-1991","score":0.1207,"percentile":0.96144,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}