CVE-2011-0038
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 might allow local users to...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse IEShims.dll in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Desktop directory that contains an HTML file, aka "Internet Explorer Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse IEShims.dll in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Desktop directory that contains an HTML file, aka "Internet Explorer Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2011-0038- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse IEShims.dll in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Desktop directory that contains an HTML file, aka "Internet Explorer Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2011-0038- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-0064 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse IEShims.dll in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Desktop directory that contains an HTML file, aka "Internet Explorer Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2011-0064- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2h3c-mgr2-2j6h No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 might allow local users to...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse IEShims.dll in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Desktop directory that contains an HTML file, aka "Internet Explorer Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-2h3c-mgr2-2j6h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-0038 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published February 10, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.2%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.