VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2012-1856

unknown KEV
Published 2022-03-03 · Modified 2022-03-03
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
1.5

Description

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.

CISA KEV

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Office
Due date
2022-03-24

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
99%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1856

Exploits

References

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