Vulnerability in Microsoft Office
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…
EPSS: 0.210 (97.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Office — versions 2003, 2007, 2010
- Microsoft Visual_basic_for_applications
- Microsoft Visual_basic_for_applications_sdk
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
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.
References
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (Broken Link, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-1854?
- CVE-2012-1854 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2012-07-10.
- How severe is CVE-2012-1854?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2012-1854 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2012-1854 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-04-13), indicating it is being actively exploited.