SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-0029

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the client in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, and 7.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a…

HIGH 7.4EPSS 7.16%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the client in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, and 7.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .rdp file, aka "Remote Desktop Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

CVSS 3.1
7.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
7.16% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/remote desktop connection client · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows xp · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.