CVE-2011-1975

9.3 HIGH 42% exploit odds Drop everything No fix listed Disclosure OS & kernel

What it is

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Data Access Tracing component in Windows Data Access Components (Windows DAC) 6.0 in Microsoft Windows 7 Gold and SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains an Excel .xlsx file, aka "Data Access Components Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 42.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2011-05-09 00:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2011-08-10 21:55 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 23:30 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 42.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 9.3 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.

Details

Published: 2011-08-10 21:55 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 23:30 UTC
Exploit probability: 42.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 r2

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 9.3

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Complete
Integrity: Complete
Availability: Complete

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record