CVE-2012-1661

critical
Published 2012-07-12 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
VIR risk
9.3

Description

ESRI ArcMap 9 and ArcGIS 10.0.2.3200 and earlier does not properly prompt users before executing embedded VBA macros, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary VBA code via a crafted map (.mxd) file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
esriarcmap{"endIncluding":"10.0.2.3200"}

References

CWEs

CWE-94

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.