What is CVE-2012-0175?

CVE-2012-0175 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2012-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2012-0175?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

CVE-2012-0175

The Shell in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted name for a (1) file or (2) directory, aka "Command Injection Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2012-07-10 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.261 (97.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.261 · newest: 0.261 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-048 (vendor-advisory)
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14897 (signature, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-0175?: CVE-2012-0175 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2012-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2012-0175?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.