In CISA KEV7.8 High
CVE-2012-1854
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability
MicrosoftVisual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Status
- Exploited in the wild
- In CISA KEV since 13 Apr
Federal deadlineMon 27 Apr, 23:59 UTC
Passed 180 days ago
CISA KEV · added 13 Apr
Exploit probabilityEPSSchecked 22 Oct
21%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Higher than 98% of scored CVEs
SeverityCVSS
7.8High
Description NVD
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 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.
Coverage 4 articles · 3 outlets
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| Published (UTC) | Outlet | Headline |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 13 Apr · 21:21 UTC | CISA | CISA warns of active exploit in old VBA flaw CVE-2012-1854 |
| Mon 13 Apr · 22:05 UTC | CISA | CISA warns of exploited VBA flaw CVE-2012-1854, urges patch |
| Tue 14 Apr · 06:31 UTC | The Hacker News | CISA adds six KEV flaws amid active Fortinet exploits |
| Tue 14 Apr · 08:11 UTC | Security Affairs | CISA Adds Critical Adobe, Microsoft, Fortinet Flaws to KEV Catalog |
- CISA Adds Critical Adobe, Microsoft, Fortinet Flaws to KEV CatalogSecurity Affairs · mentions it in passing
- CISA adds six KEV flaws amid active Fortinet exploitsThe Hacker News · mentions it in passing
- CISA warns of exploited VBA flaw CVE-2012-1854, urges patchCISA · official notice
- CISA warns of active exploit in old VBA flaw CVE-2012-1854CISA · first in our coverage · official notice