Is CVE-2012-0016 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-0016 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-0016?

CVE-2012-0016 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-0016?

CVE-2012-0016 has an EPSS score of 21.89% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-0016

HIGHEPSS 97th pctl

9.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Expression Design; Expression Design SP1; and Expression Design 2, 3, and 4 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .xpr or .DESIGN file, aka "Expression Design Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability."

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

21.89%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.