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Evidence dossier
CVE-2012-1854
CVE-2012-1854
66.4–83.7Priority evidence range
gen-56ccdaf9Normalized restatement
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.
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Jul 10, 2012
- Updated
- Apr 14, 2026
- Evidence coverage
- 72%
2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 97.3%
Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.
Source comparison
Who said what
microsoftoriginal assertion
container
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.
Jul 19, 2026Original evidence ↗
CISA KEVoriginal assertion
observed_exploitation
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability
Jul 19, 2026Original evidence ↗
FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion
model_probability
Probability 0.210280000000; percentile 0.972960000000
Jul 19, 2026Original evidence ↗
Applicability
Cited product scope
n/an/a
[{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]unknownUnknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*supportedUnknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*supportedUnknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*supportedUnknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*supportedUnknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*supportedUnknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:-:*:*:*:*:x64:*supportedUnknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:-:*:*:*:*:x86:*supportedUnknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic_for_applications:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supportedUnknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic_for_applications_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supportedAssessments
CVSS by origin
nvd@nist.govCVSS 2.0 · role Primary
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0CVSS 3.1 · role Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCISA-ADPCVSS 3.1 · role unknown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLimitations and unknowns
- KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
- EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
- Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
- NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
- Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
- NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
- Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
- Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.