CVE-2011-2019 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. This flaw allows local attackers to achieve privilege escalation by placing a malicious DLL in the same directory as an HTML file, which IE9 then insecurely loads. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with medium attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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