{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-04-17T08:42:26+00:00","cve":"CVE-2012-1854","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2012-1854","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2012-1854.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1854","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1854"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2012-1854","description":"Untrusted 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.","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"microsoft","published_at":"2012-07-10 21:55:05","updated_at":"2026-04-13 18:16:24"},"problem_types":["NVD-CWE-Other","CWE-426","n/a","CWE-426 CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path"],"metrics":[{"version":"3.1","source":"ADP","type":"DECLARED","score":"7.8","severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","data":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"}},{"version":"3.1","source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","type":"Secondary","score":"7.8","severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","data":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"}},{"version":"2.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"6.9","severity":"","vector":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","data":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","baseScore":6.9,"accessVector":"LOCAL","accessComplexity":"MEDIUM","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"COMPLETE","integrityImpact":"COMPLETE","availabilityImpact":"COMPLETE"}}],"references":[{"url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-046","name":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-046","refsource":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","tags":[],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950","name":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"Repository  /  Oval Repository","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html","name":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["US Government Resource"],"title":"US-CERT Alert TA12-192A - Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046","name":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-046 - Important | Microsoft Docs","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1854","name":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1854","refsource":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","tags":[],"title":"","mime":"","httpstatus":"","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1854","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1854","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","version":"affected n/a","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"1854","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"microsoft","cpe5":"office","cpe6":"2003","cpe7":"sp3","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"1854","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"microsoft","cpe5":"office","cpe6":"2007","cpe7":"sp2","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"1854","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"microsoft","cpe5":"office","cpe6":"2007","cpe7":"sp3","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"1854","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"microsoft","cpe5":"office","cpe6":"2010","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"x86","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"1854","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"microsoft","cpe5":"office","cpe6":"2010","cpe7":"sp1","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"1854","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"microsoft","cpe5":"office","cpe6":"2010","cpe7":"sp1","cpe8":"x64","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"1854","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"microsoft","cpe5":"office","cpe6":"2010","cpe7":"sp1","cpe8":"x86","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"1854","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"microsoft","cpe5":"visual_basic_for_applications","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"1854","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"microsoft","cpe5":"visual_basic_for_applications_sdk","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"1854","cve":"CVE-2012-1854","vendorProject":"Microsoft","product":"Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)","vulnerabilityName":"Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability","dateAdded":"2026-04-13","shortDescription":"Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) contains an insecure library loading vulnerability that could allow for remote code execution.","requiredAction":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","dueDate":"2026-04-27","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1854","cwes":"CWE-426","catalogVersion":"2026.04.16","updated_at":"2026-04-16 13:54:08"},"epss":{"cve_year":"2012","cve_id":"1854","cve":"CVE-2012-1854","epss":"0.100700000","percentile":"0.930960000","score_date":"2026-04-16","updated_at":"2026-04-17 00:09:25"},"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"adp":[{"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2024-08-06T19:08:38.695Z","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","shortName":"CVE"},"references":[{"name":"TA12-192A","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_CERT","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html"},{"name":"oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14950","tags":["vdb-entry","signature","x_refsource_OVAL","x_transferred"],"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950"},{"name":"MS12-046","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_MS","x_transferred"],"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046"}],"title":"CVE Program Container"},{"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"}},{"other":{"content":{"id":"CVE-2012-1854","options":[{"Exploitation":"active"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","timestamp":"2026-04-13T17:00:22.133870Z","version":"2.0.3"},"type":"ssvc"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-426","description":"CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2026-04-13T17:26:16.478Z","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP"},"references":[{"tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-046"},{"tags":["government-resource"],"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1854"}],"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment"}],"cna":{"affected":[{"product":"n/a","vendor":"n/a","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"n/a"}]}],"datePublic":"2012-07-10T00:00:00.000Z","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Untrusted 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."}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2018-10-12T19:57:01.000Z","orgId":"f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8","shortName":"microsoft"},"references":[{"name":"TA12-192A","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_CERT"],"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html"},{"name":"oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14950","tags":["vdb-entry","signature","x_refsource_OVAL"],"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950"},{"name":"MS12-046","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_MS"],"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046"}],"x_legacyV4Record":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"secure@microsoft.com","ID":"CVE-2012-1854","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"n/a","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"n/a"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"n/a"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"Untrusted 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."}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"n/a"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"TA12-192A","refsource":"CERT","url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html"},{"name":"oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14950","refsource":"OVAL","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950"},{"name":"MS12-046","refsource":"MS","url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046"}]}}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8","assignerShortName":"microsoft","cveId":"CVE-2012-1854","datePublished":"2012-07-10T21:00:00.000Z","dateReserved":"2012-03-22T00:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2026-04-13T17:26:16.478Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2012-07-10 21:55:05","lastModifiedDate":"2026-04-13 18:16:24","problem_types":["NVD-CWE-Other","CWE-426","n/a","CWE-426 CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","type":"Secondary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":1.8,"impactScore":5.9}],"cvssMetricV2":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","baseScore":6.9,"accessVector":"LOCAL","accessComplexity":"MEDIUM","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"COMPLETE","integrityImpact":"COMPLETE","availabilityImpact":"COMPLETE"},"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","exploitabilityScore":3.4,"impactScore":10,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":true}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"A332D04D-CC8C-4F68-A261-BA2F2D8EAD1E"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"08AF794A-435D-4171-9DBB-EB7FAED96DBA"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"FEECD12A-5BEF-4675-B62E-86CF4A7474D7"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"A0CF7572-79BA-4576-ADED-528D17809071"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"9932C177-FCBB-4AD1-A42A-1FAB28F392F3"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"8239CEF1-BD02-4ACE-A0C2-75A9EAA15914"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"8383FADC-9391-4570-AAF9-92A952A4F04F"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic_for_applications:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"390665EF-39A5-4FB7-93D1-CC5D3DEDEB93"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic_for_applications_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"99D0A944-E18D-4E24-8614-CE82FD201384"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2012","CveId":"1854","Ordinal":"1","Title":"CVE-2012-1854","CVE":"CVE-2012-1854","Year":"2012"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2012","CveId":"1854","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"Untrusted 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.","Type":"Description","Title":"CVE-2012-1854"},{"CveYear":"2012","CveId":"1854","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2012-07-10","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"},{"CveYear":"2012","CveId":"1854","Ordinal":"3","NoteData":"2018-10-12","Type":"Other","Title":"Modified"}]}}}