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."
Published: 2011-08-10
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: 32.2% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows 7 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista Windows Xp
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:46:00.871Z

Reserved: 2011-05-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-1961

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Status : Modified

Published: 2011-08-10T21:55:01.343

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-1961

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