CVE-2012-1854
HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 97th pctlDescription
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.
How to fix
Actively exploited, no published fix found yet
Federal remediation due: 2026-04-27
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
Remediation due: 2026-04-27
References
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| CVE-2015-0096 | High | 9.3 | 71% | - | - |
| CVE-2016-10009 | High | 7.3 | 37% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2016-0016 | High | 7.8 | 30% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-12589 | High | 7.8 | 20% | - | - |
| CVE-2016-5330 | High | 7.8 | 18% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-22047 | High | 7.8 | 17% | KEV | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2012-1854?
No published fix for CVE-2012-1854 has been found yet. It is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list; federal agencies must remediate by 2026-04-27. Apply the vendor's mitigations per CISA's guidance.
Is CVE-2012-1854 being actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2012-1854 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation has been observed in the wild. US federal agencies were required to remediate it by 2026-04-27. Treat it as a priority whatever its CVSS score says.
How severe is CVE-2012-1854?
CVE-2012-1854 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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