CVE-2011-4434: Microsoft Windows 7

Low severity, CVSS 3.6. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and R2 SP1 and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 do not properly enforce AppLocker rules, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a (1) macro or (2) scripting feature in an application, as demonstrated by Microsoft Office applications and the SANDBOX_INERT and LOAD_IGNORE_CODE_AUTHZ_LEVEL flags.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: any version; affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: version r2 only

Published 2011-11-11. Last modified 2026-06-16.