CVE-2012-1854

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-1854
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-07-10 21:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-13 18:16:24 UTC
DescriptionUntrusted search path vulnerability in VBE6.dll in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA); and Summit Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .docx file, aka "Visual Basic for Applications Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in July 2012.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.100700000 probability, percentile 0.930960000 (date 2026-04-16)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2026-04-13; due 2026-04-27; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | CWE-426 | n/a | CWE-426 CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMicrosoft
ProductVisual Basic for Applications (VBA)
NameMicrosoft Visual Basic for Applications Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability
Required ActionApply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Noteshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1854

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Office 2003 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2007 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2007 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2010 All x86 All
Application Microsoft Office 2010 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2010 sp1 x64 All
Application Microsoft Office 2010 sp1 x86 All
Application Microsoft Visual Basic For Applications All All All All
Application Microsoft Visual Basic For Applications Sdk All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-046 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 learn.microsoft.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
US-CERT Alert TA12-192A - Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-046 - Important | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev
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