CVE-2011-0038

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 10, 2011
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2011-0038: Critical severity, CVSS 9.3 | Vulnix