CVE-2011-0029

HIGH

Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection <7.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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."

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12480
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/71014
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0616
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-067A.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43628
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025172

Scores

CVSS v3 7.4
EPSS 0.0716
EPSS Percentile 93.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

Status published
Products (11)
microsoft/remote_desktop_connection_client 5.2
microsoft/remote_desktop_connection_client 6.0
microsoft/remote_desktop_connection_client 7.0
microsoft/remote_desktop_connection_client 6.1
microsoft/windows_2003_server
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_server_2003
microsoft/windows_server_2008 r2 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008 (6 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_vista (2 CPE variants)
... and 1 more
Published Mar 09, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026