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CVE-2011-2009

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2011-10-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Windows Media Center in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, aka "Media Center Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Media Center Tv Pack: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-076
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12934
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-076
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12934

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