CVE-2012-1854 KEV
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 21% (pctl 97)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-04-27.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 21.03% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-426 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2026-04-27 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2012-07-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2026-04-13 |
| Due | 2026-04-27 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | office |
| microsoft | visual basic for applications |
| microsoft | visual basic for applications sdk |
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-046
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1854
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