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CVE-2012-1854 Detail

Description

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.


Evaluator Description

Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html 'CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path'

Metrics

 
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html CVE, Microsoft Corporation US Government Resource 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Mitigation  Vendor Advisory 
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-046 CISA-ADP Mitigation  Vendor Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1854 CISA-ADP US Government Resource 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability 04/13/2026 04/27/2026 Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-Other Other cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path CISA-ADP  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-1854
NVD Published Date:
07/10/2012
NVD Last Modified:
04/22/2026
Source:
Microsoft Corporation