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CVE-2012-1878

43
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-1878 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 9, impacting various Windows operating systems. This flaw stems from improper memory handling, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating deleted objects via the "OnBeforeDeactivate" event. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a high-severity threat due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit intelligence like Metasploit modules or ExploitDB entries are available, and there's minimal community discussion, its high EPSS and FAUCET risk scores indicate a significant potential for exploitation despite not being on the CISA KEV catalog.

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

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
22.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2234 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 8,918 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 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/ms12-037
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15632
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA12-164A.html
US Government Resource