CVE-2012-1854Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability
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.
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | HIGH | 3.1CISA-ADP | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 6.9 | MEDIUM | 2.0NVD | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Apr 27, 2026
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2012-1854
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- microsoft
- Published
- Jul 10, 2012
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16 23:40 UTC
- Weaknesses
Affected Products
From NVD CPE configurations.
microsoftoffice5 version ranges
- 2003 sp3
- 2007 sp2
- 2007 sp3
- 2010
- 2010 sp1
microsoftvisual basic for applications0 version ranges
No version detail published.
microsoftvisual basic for applications sdk0 version ranges
No version detail published.
References
- us-cert.gov http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html
- docs.microsoft.com https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046
- oval.cisecurity.org https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950
- learn.microsoft.com https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-046
- cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1854