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CVE-2012-0159

43
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0159 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting multiple Microsoft products, including various versions of Windows, Office, and Silverlight. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted TrueType font (TTF) file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no public exploit intelligence available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in CISA's KEV catalog, suggesting it is not currently under active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2003CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2007CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2007CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
2010CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2010CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
27.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2702 is in the 92nd 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

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-034
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-039
secunia.com / advisories/49121
secunia.com / advisories/49122
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/75124
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15388
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15667
securityfocus.com / bid/53335
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA12-129A.html
US Government Resource
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
US Government Resource