Is CVE-2012-0173 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-0173 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-0173?

CVE-2012-0173 has a CVSS v2 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-0173?

CVE-2012-0173 has an EPSS score of 20.93% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-0173

HIGHEPSS 97th pctl

9.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not properly process packets in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted RDP packets triggering access to an object that (1) was not properly initialized or (2) is deleted, aka "Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0002.

CWE-94Code Injection

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

20.93%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.