CVE-2012-1856 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on August 15, 2012
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Microsoft Office MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. The TabStrip ActiveX control in the Common Controls in MSCOMCTL.OCX in Microsoft Office allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) document or (2) web page that triggers system-state corruption.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by March 24, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2012-1856 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Products Associated with CVE-2012-1856
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Exploit Probability
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