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CVE-2012-0168

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0168 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 9, as well as various Windows operating systems. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code through a user-assisted "Print table of links" operation on a crafted HTML document. With a CVSS score of 7.6, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high attack complexity. The EPSS score indicates a moderate likelihood of exploitation. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has also received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.6HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
18.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1830 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 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

osvdb.org / 81126
Broken Link
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-023
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/74379
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15577
Tool Signature
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry