CVE-2012-1854Untrusted 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…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Apr 13, 2026; federal agencies had to remediate by Apr 27, 2026. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-426
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Apr 13, 2026; federal remediation due Apr 27, 2026Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 20.87% (percentile 98)
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
microsoft office microsoft:office | 2003; 2007; 2007; 2010; 2010; 2010; 2010 | NVD |
microsoft visual_basic_for_applications microsoft:visual_basic_for_applications | all versions | NVD |
microsoft visual_basic_for_applications_sdk microsoft:visual_basic_for_applications_sdk | all versions | NVD |
References
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.htmlthird-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert, us-government-resource
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950vdb-entry, signature, x-refsource-oval, broken-link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, mitigation
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-046mitigation, vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1854us-government-resource
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