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CVE-2011-3408

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2011-12-14 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Csrsrv.dll in the Client/Server Run-time Subsystem (aka CSRSS) in the Win32 subsystem 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 does not properly check permissions for sending inter-process device-event messages from low-integrity processes to high-integrity processes, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "CSRSS Local Privilege Elevation Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-097
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14598
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA11-347A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-097
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14598

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