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CVE-2012-1854

7.8 HIGH Known exploited Published 2012-07-10 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability — Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) contains an insecure library loading vulnerability that could allow for remote code execution.

Added to KEV: 2026-04-13
Remediation due: 2026-04-27
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1854

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2012-07-10
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0): 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 6.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses: CWE-426

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.

Affected configurations

• microsoft office 2003 • microsoft office 2007 • microsoft office 2010 • microsoft visual basic for applications • microsoft visual basic for applications sdk

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path weakness

References