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CVE-2012-1661

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-1661 is a critical vulnerability affecting ESRI ArcMap 9 and ArcGIS 10.0.2.3200 and earlier, allowing arbitrary VBA code execution due to improper prompting before executing embedded macros in crafted .mxd files. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, enabling remote attackers to achieve full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) with user assistance. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-19138) confirms exploit code availability, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.0.2.3200CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:esri:arcmap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
23.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-19138 · Jun 14, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2383 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.org / files/113644/ESRI-ArcMap-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html
Exploit
cs.umb.edu / ~joecohen/exploits/CVE-2012-1661
Exploit
exploit-db.com / exploits/19138
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
osvdb.org / 82986
Broken Link
securitytracker.com / id
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry