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CVE-2011-1961
The telnet URI handler in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly launch the handler application, which allows remote…
High9.3EPSS 34.2%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
The telnet URI handler in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly launch the handler application, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a crafted web site, aka "Telnet Handler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 34.2% · top 1.6% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- MS11-057 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- JVN#80404511 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12684 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- JVNDB-2011-000060 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDBx_transferred
- TA11-221A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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