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CVE-2012-4775

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4775 describes a critical use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, impacting Windows 7, Server 2008, and Vista. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted website. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 89/100 indicates its inherent severity.

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
22.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2244 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-071
secunia.com / advisories/51202
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15932
securityfocus.com / bid/56422
securitytracker.com / id
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA12-318A.html
US Government Resource