📧 info@ciso.sa | 📱 +966550939344 | Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
🔧 Scheduled Maintenance — Saturday 2:00-4:00 AM AST. Some features may be temporarily unavailable.    ●   
💎
Pro Plan 50% Off Unlock all AI features, unlimited reports, and priority support. Upgrade
Search Center
ESC to close
Global apt Government/Critical Infrastructure CRITICAL 1h Global vulnerability Enterprise Software / Data Analytics CRITICAL 2h Global vulnerability Artificial Intelligence and Technology HIGH 5h Global general Technology and Artificial Intelligence MEDIUM 9h Global general Technology and Artificial Intelligence HIGH 9h Global vulnerability Higher Education CRITICAL 19h Global data_breach Government HIGH 20h Global supply_chain Software Development and Open Source Communities CRITICAL 20h Global malware Software Development CRITICAL 20h Global phishing Multiple Sectors HIGH 20h Global apt Government/Critical Infrastructure CRITICAL 1h Global vulnerability Enterprise Software / Data Analytics CRITICAL 2h Global vulnerability Artificial Intelligence and Technology HIGH 5h Global general Technology and Artificial Intelligence MEDIUM 9h Global general Technology and Artificial Intelligence HIGH 9h Global vulnerability Higher Education CRITICAL 19h Global data_breach Government HIGH 20h Global supply_chain Software Development and Open Source Communities CRITICAL 20h Global malware Software Development CRITICAL 20h Global phishing Multiple Sectors HIGH 20h Global apt Government/Critical Infrastructure CRITICAL 1h Global vulnerability Enterprise Software / Data Analytics CRITICAL 2h Global vulnerability Artificial Intelligence and Technology HIGH 5h Global general Technology and Artificial Intelligence MEDIUM 9h Global general Technology and Artificial Intelligence HIGH 9h Global vulnerability Higher Education CRITICAL 19h Global data_breach Government HIGH 20h Global supply_chain Software Development and Open Source Communities CRITICAL 20h Global malware Software Development CRITICAL 20h Global phishing Multiple Sectors HIGH 20h
Vulnerabilities

CVE-2011-2005

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Microsoft Ancillary Function Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2011-2005)
Published: Mar 28, 2022  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Microsoft Ancillary Function Driver (afd.sys) Improper Input Validation Vulnerability — 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.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2011-2005 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft's Ancillary Function Driver (afd.sys) that fails to properly validate user-mode input passed to kernel mode. Local attackers can exploit this flaw through a crafted application to gain elevated system privileges.

📄 Description (Arabic)

ثغرة في برنامج تشغيل الدوال الإضافية (afd.sys) في Windows تسمح للمستخدمين المحليين بتصعيد الامتيازات إلى مستوى النظام. الثغرة تنتج عن فشل التحقق من صحة المدخلات بين وضع المستخدم ووضع kernel.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

CVE-2011-2005 هي ثغرة حرجة في برنامج تشغيل الدوال الإضافية من Microsoft (afd.sys) تفشل في التحقق الصحيح من مدخلات وضع المستخدم التي يتم تمريرها إلى وضع kernel. يمكن للمهاجمين المحليين استغلال هذه الثغرة من خلال تطبيق معيب للحصول على امتيازات النظام المرتفعة.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 30, 2026 10:32
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking telecom energy government healthcare
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Apply Microsoft security updates immediately. Install patches for affected Windows versions (XP SP3, Vista, 7, Server 2003/2008). Restrict local user access and implement principle of least privilege. Monitor for suspicious kernel-mode access attempts.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
تطبيق تحديثات أمان Microsoft فوراً. تثبيت التصحيحات لإصدارات Windows المتأثرة (XP SP3, Vista, 7, Server 2003/2008). تقييد وصول المستخدمين المحليين وتطبيق مبدأ الامتيازات الأقل. مراقبة محاولات الوصول المريبة لوضع kernel.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC-2.1 ECC-2.2 ECC-3.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 PR.IP-1 PR.IP-2
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.2.1 A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Microsoft:Ancillary Function Driver (afd.sys)
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS67.09%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-04-18
Published 2022-03-28
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 6
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
Share this CVE

💬 Comments

0
Loading comments
📣 Found this valuable?
Share it with your cybersecurity network
in LinkedIn 𝕏 X / Twitter 💬 WhatsApp ✈ Telegram
🍪 Privacy Preferences
CISO Consulting — Compliant with Saudi Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)
We use cookies and similar technologies to provide the best experience on our platform. You can choose which types you accept.
🔒
Essential Always On
Required for the website to function properly. Cannot be disabled.
📋 Sessions, CSRF tokens, authentication, language preferences
📊
Analytics
Help us understand how visitors use the site and improve performance.
📋 Page views, session duration, traffic sources, performance metrics
⚙️
Functional
Enable enhanced features like content personalization and preferences.
📋 Dark/light theme, font size, custom dashboards, saved filters
📣
Marketing
Used to deliver content and ads relevant to your interests.
📋 Campaign tracking, retargeting, social media analytics
Privacy Policy →
CISO AI Assistant
Ask anything · Documents · Support
🔐

Introduce Yourself

Enter your details to access the full assistant

Your info is private and never shared
💬
CyberAssist
Online · responds in seconds
5 / 5
🔐 Verify Your Identity

Enter your email to receive a verification code before submitting a support request.

Enter to send · / for commands 0 / 2000
CISO AI · Powered by Anthropic Claude
✦ Quick Survey Help Us Improve CISO Consulting Your feedback shapes the future of our platform — takes less than 2 minutes.
⚠ Please answer this question to continue

How would you rate your overall experience with our platform?

Rate from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

🎉
Thank you!
Your response has been recorded.