CVE-2011-1247
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Microsoft Active Accessibility component in Microsoft...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Microsoft Active Accessibility component 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, aka "Active Accessibility Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.3
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Microsoft Active Accessibility component 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, aka "Active Accessibility Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2011-1247- 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 the Microsoft Active Accessibility component 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, aka "Active Accessibility Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2011-1247- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1255 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Microsoft Active Accessibility component 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, aka "Active Accessibility Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2011-1255- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5xr4-f845-39hv No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Microsoft Active Accessibility component in Microsoft...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Microsoft Active Accessibility component 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, aka "Active Accessibility Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-5xr4-f845-39hv- 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-2011-1247 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows 7, published October 12, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.1%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.