CVE-2011-1980 in the critical feed json
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL…
published 2011-09-15 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1974
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 10.4%
- EPSS 10.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .doc, .ppt, or .xls file, aka "Office Component Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Exploit prediction
10.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-073
vendor-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12694
vdb-entry, signature
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA11-256A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-1980
- NVD CVE-2011-1980
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