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TI-2011-00555 Aliases CVE-2011-0638GHSA-x836-gjvx-j5rx

Microsoft Windows does not properly warn the user before enabling additional Human…

Priority LOW 33CWE-16Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Microsoft Windows does not properly warn the user before enabling additional Human Interface Device (HID) functionality over USB, which allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary programs via crafted USB data, as demonstrated by keyboard and mouse data sent by malware on a smartphone that the user connected to the computer.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01431 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-0638
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x836-gjvx-j5rx

References

Other 4

  • TI-2008-03872 Microsoft Windows 2000 Gold through SP4, XP Gold through SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-05142 Integer overflow in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2015-03941 Directory traversal vulnerability in the routing component in ownCloud Server before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2015-02708 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.14 and 11.x before 11.0.11 on Windows and OS X… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-02884 gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2010-03000 Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Progman Group Converter… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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