PT-2011-2516

CVE-2011-0638

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Published

2011-01-25

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Updated

2025-08-23

Description by

CVSS 2.0
6.9
Medium
MetricsAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Windows (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue concerns the improper handling of Human Interface Device (HID) functionality over USB, allowing user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary programs via crafted USB data. This can be achieved by sending keyboard and mouse data from malware on a connected device, such as a smartphone.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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