CVE-2012-1854

HIGH

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.

CVSS v3.1 Score

7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Published: 7/10/2012Modified: 4/22/2026

Related Intelligence (2)

LOWVulnerability

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<p>CISA has added seven new vulnerabilities to its <a href="/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="79453b83-86b9-4e2f-b1ec-abf73c6eb291" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog">Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog</a>, based on evidence of active exploitation.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.cve.or

CVE-2012-1854CVE-2020-9715
CISA Advisories
HIGHVulnerability

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

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

CVE-2012-1854Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
CISA KEV

References (8)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.htmlUS Government Resourcehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046MitigationVendor Advisoryhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950Broken Linkhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.htmlUS Government Resourcehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046MitigationVendor Advisoryhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950Broken Linkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-046MitigationVendor Advisoryhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1854US Government Resource