THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2011-0029
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2011-0029

Remote Desktop Connection Client vulnerability

CVSS
7.4
EPSS
7.2%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
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 vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Remote Desktop Connection Client
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2011-03-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, high attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 7.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2011-0029

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2011-0029.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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