Microsoft Malware Protection Engine before 1.1.6603.0, as used in Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), Windows Defender, Security Essentials, Forefront Client Security, Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010, and Windows Live OneCare, allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted value of an unspecified user registry key.
CVE-2011-0037 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 7 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2011-02-25T18:00:01.213
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | microsoft | forefront_client_security | * | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | forefront_endpoint_protection_2010 | - | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | malicious_software_removal_tool | * | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | malware_protection_engine | ≤ 1.1.6502.0 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | malware_protection_engine | 0.1.13.192 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | malware_protection_engine | 1.1.3520.0 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | security_essentials | * | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | windows_defender | * | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | windows_live_onecare | * | Yes |
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