CVE-2011-2005

What the flaw is

afd.sys in the Ancillary Function Driver in Microsoft Windows does not properly validate user-mode input passed to kernel mode, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

Description as published by CISA. We have not independently reproduced it.

What CISA requires

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

This deadline is binding on US federal civilian agencies under BOD 22-01. It is not a legal deadline for anyone else, but it is a useful urgency signal — CISA sets it by how actively the flaw is being used, not by CVSS.

Public exploit code

19 public repositories referencing this CVE have been catalogued on GitHub. Treat this as a strong signal to prioritise patching, not as a verified working exploit — many such repositories are scanners, write-ups or forks rather than functional code.

• 3sc4p3/oscp-notes
• Al1ex/WindowsElevation
• Ascotbe/Kernelhub
• BLACKHAT-SSG/EXP-401-OSEE
• Cruxer8Mech/Idk
• DotSight7/Cheatsheet
• Ostorlab/KEV
• Ostorlab/known_exploited_vulnerbilities_detectors

Showing 8 of 19. Full list in the trickest/cve dataset.

Vendor advisories

• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2005

Primary sources

• NVD entry — CVSS score, CPE list and references
• CISA KEV catalog — the source for this page
• CVE Record at cve.org