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CVE-2012-0008

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CVE-2012-0008 is an untrusted search path vulnerability affecting Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1, 2010, and 2010 SP1. This flaw allows local users to gain elevated privileges by introducing a malicious add-in into an unspecified directory. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating a medium severity, and requires local access and medium attack complexity for a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2008CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2008:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2010CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2010CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0169 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-021
secunia.com / advisories/48396
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/73537
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15081
securityfocus.com / bid/52329
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA12-073A.html
US Government Resource