CVE-2011-0029

HIGH
7.4
CVSS Score
Published: March 9, 2011 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:26 PM UTC
7 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2008Windows 7Windows Xp

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Severity
HIGH7.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
SSVC
No known 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."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

microsoft-windows-vista (environment) · microsoft-windows-xp (environment)
All versions
microsoft-windows-vista (environment) · microsoft-windows-xp (environment)
r2sp2
microsoft-windows-vista (environment) · microsoft-windows-xp (environment)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.4HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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