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CVE-2011-0029

HIGH · CVSS 7.4EPSS 7.2%EU EUVD

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."

Key facts

CVSS score
7.4 (v3.1)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score
7.2% (94th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2011-0055)
Published
March 9, 2011
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-0055 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • microsoft / remote desktop connection client
  • microsoft / remote desktop connection client
  • microsoft / remote desktop connection client
  • microsoft / remote desktop connection client
  • microsoft / windows 2003 server
  • microsoft / windows 7
  • microsoft / windows server 2003
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows xp
  • microsoft / windows xp

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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