KEV · Actively exploited

CVE-2012-1854

CVE-2012-1854 is actively exploited (CISA KEV catalog) : high severity (CVSS 7.8), 2 tracked apps concerned, none still exposed on their current version.

Severity (CVSS): 7.8
Exploitation: Confirmed
Tracked apps: 2
Still exposed: 0

Published on 2012-07-10

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.

Attack vector : Local No privileges required

Show raw CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV: 2026-04-13
Remediation deadline: 2026-04-27
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.
Ransomware: Unknown (not documented by CISA)

Tracked apps referencing this CVE

For each app: the affected range, the fixing version, and where the tracked app stands today.

Microsoft Office macOS brew:cask:microsoft-office

Affected - Fixed in - Latest tracked 16.112.26083020 undetermined
Microsoft Office Windows winget:Microsoft.Office

Affected - Fixed in - Latest tracked - undetermined

Vulnerable CPE configurations (14)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions	CPE 2.3 URI
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3::::::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3::::::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2::::::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2::::::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3::::::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3::::::
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:-:::::x64:*
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:-:::::x64:*
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:-:::::x86:*
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:-:::::x86:*
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:::::x64:*
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:::::x64:*
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:::::x86:*
microsoft	office All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	-	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:::::x86:*

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