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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 15, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-1991

CVE-2011-1991

Description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .doc, .rtf, or .txt file, related to (1) deskpan.dll in the Display Panning CPL Extension, (2) EAPHost Authenticator Service, (3) Folder Redirection, (4) HyperTerminal, (5) the Japanese Input Method Editor (IME), and (6) Microsoft Management Console (MMC), aka "Windows Components Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

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Affected products

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  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20033 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: SP2
  • Microsoft/Windows 74 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: Gold, SP1
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20085 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:*:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x32:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Xp3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: SP2, SP3

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