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CVE-2012-1854 — microsoft:visual_basic_for_applications

CVSS v3.1 7.8 (HIGH) · EPSS 10.0% (higher than 93.0% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 7.6/10 · Published 2012-07-10

As of 2026-04-13, CVE-2012-1854 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in microsoft:visual_basic_for_applications, CVSS v3.1 7.8, EPSS 10.0% (93.0th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2012-1854, most recently “CISA KEV Catalog Update: Seven Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities Added 2026-04-13 (Microsoft, Adobe, Fortinet)”.

Last updated: 2026-04-13

What is 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 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.

The record classifies CVE-2012-1854 under weakness class CWE-426. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 3 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 5178 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score: 7.8 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (FIRST): 10.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.0% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority: 7.6/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published: 2012-07-10, last modified 2026-04-13

Is CVE-2012-1854 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 28 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

(vendor unspecified): microsoft:visual_basic_for_applications, microsoft:office, microsoft:visual_basic_for_applications_sdk

How to fix CVE-2012-1854

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2012-1854 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2012-1854

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2012-1854, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

CISA KEV Catalog Update: Seven Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities Added 2026-04-13 (Microsoft, Adobe, Fortinet) — CRITICAL · 2026-04-13

Sources

Seeded from nvd and not yet processed by the Threadlinqs enrichment pipeline, so blank CVSS, EPSS or KEV fields above mean NOT MEASURED rather than measured-absent.

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