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CVE-2012-1856

HIGH CISA KEV

The TabStrip ActiveX control in the Common Controls in MSCOMCTL.OCX in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, Office 2003 Web Components SP3, Office 2007 SP2 and SP3, Office 2010 SP1, SQL Server 2000 SP4, SQL Server 2005 SP4, SQL Server 2008 SP2, SP3, R2, R2 SP1, and R2 SP2, Commerce Server 2002 SP4, Commerce Server 2007 SP2, Commerce Server 2009 Gold and R2, Host Integration Server 2004 SP1, Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1, Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP2, and Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) document or (2) web page that triggers system-state corruption, aka "MSCOMCTL.OCX RCE Vulnerability."

Published: Aug 15, 2012 Modified: Apr 22, 2026
NVD-CWE-noinfo

CVSS Metrics

CVSSv3
Attack Vector: NETWORK Attack Complexity: LOW Privileges Required: NONE User Interaction: REQUIRED Scope: UNCHANGED Confidentiality Impact: HIGH Integrity Impact: HIGH Availability Impact: HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products (21)

Vendor Product Version
microsoft commerce_server 2002
microsoft commerce_server 2007
microsoft commerce_server 2009
microsoft commerce_server 2009
microsoft host_integration_server 2004
microsoft office 2003
microsoft office 2007
microsoft office 2007
microsoft office 2010
microsoft office_web_components 2003
microsoft sql_server 2000
microsoft sql_server 2000
microsoft sql_server 2005
microsoft sql_server 2005
microsoft sql_server 2008
microsoft sql_server 2008
microsoft sql_server 2008
microsoft sql_server 2008
microsoft visual_basic 6.0
microsoft visual_foxpro 8.0

…and 1 more

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 8.8 / 10
EPSS Score 72.12%

Top 1% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 86.8 / 100

CISA Known Exploited

Date Added: 2022-03-03
Due Date: 2022-03-24
Required Action:

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Data Sources

NVD CISA KEV EPSS