CVE-2012-1854
microsoft office, microsoft visual basic for applications, microsoft visual basic for applications sdk
Published 10 Jul 2012 · updated 16 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 13 Apr 2026, with a remediation deadline of 27 Apr 2026 for US federal agencies.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in VBE6.dll in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA); and Summit Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a .docx file, aka "Visual Basic for Applications Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in July 2012.
References
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html · US Government Resource
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-046 · Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14950 · Broken Link
- learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-046 · Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1854 · US Government Resource