AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2012-1854
HIGH · CVSS 7.8 · Analyzed
Published: 2012-07-10 · Updated: 2026-06-16 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
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.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 7.8 · HIGH
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-426, NVD-CWE-Other
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- Microsoft · Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
- Added to catalog
- 2026-04-13
- 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.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2026-04-27
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:-:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:-:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic_for_applications:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic_for_applications_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html
US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046
Mitigation · Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950
Broken Link
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html
US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046
Mitigation · Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950
Broken Link
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-046
Mitigation · Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1854
US Government Resource