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CVE-2012-1854

Published: Jul 10, 2012Updated: Apr 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
21.0%
Top 2.6%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Apr 13, 2026
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-OtherCWE-426

Affected Products

microsoft
commercial·US
officeDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
visual basic for applicationsDev Tool
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
visual basic for applications sdkOn-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / ide-editor
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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Apr 13, 2026
Remediation due:Apr 27, 2026

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.

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html
us-cert.gov
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950
oval.cisecurity.org
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046
docs.microsoft.com
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