Is CVE-2011-5155 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-5155 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-5155?

CVE-2011-5155 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2011-5155

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.3EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Help & Manual 5.5.1 Build 1296 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse ijl15.dll file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .hmxz, .hmxp, .hmskin, .hmx, .hm3, .hpj, .hlp, or .chm file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
EPSS score: 0.7% (54th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-5055)
Published: September 6, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-5055 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

helpandmanual / help & manual

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/44170(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2011-5009.php

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

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