TI-2011-01749 Aliases CVE-2011-1980 GHSA-gch3-hjmq-hqcq

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 allows…

MEDIUM 53Published 2011-09-15 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
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

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .doc, .ppt, or .xls file, aka "Office Component Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.10383 95th 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3::::::	2003 sp3	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2::::::	2007 sp2	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2003 sp3 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1980
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gch3-hjmq-hqcq

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12694

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Sources

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