Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability
CVE-2012-1854
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.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:21.03%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-426 ↗CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | office | 2003, 2007, 2010 |
| microsoft | visual_basic_for_applications | all |
| microsoft | visual_basic_for_applications_sdk | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Microsoft Corporation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2012-03-22T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2012-07-10T21:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2012-07-10 |
| Last Updated | 2026-04-14T03:55:29 |
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