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CVE-2012-0169

46
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0169 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, as well as Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista. It stems from improper memory handling, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating deleted objects. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but offering complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its high risk, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

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

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
30.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3042 is in the 93rd 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 / 81127
Broken Link
docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-023
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/74380
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15611
Tool Signature
securityfocus.com / bid/52902
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource