CVE-2012-0013
Status: ModifiedHigh (9.3)—💥 Exploit
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the Windows Packager configuration in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ClickOnce application in a Microsoft Office document, related to .application files, aka "Assembly Execution Vulnerability."
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Base score: 9.3
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 74%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 99
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
💥 Public exploits
Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.
- Metasploit module (reliable, widely available exploit) · MS12-005 Microsoft Office ClickOnce Unsafe Object Package Handling Vulnerability
- Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Office - ClickOnce Unsafe Object Package Handling (MS12-005) (Metasploit) (6/11/2012)
- Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Windows - Assembly Execution (MS12-005) (1/14/2012)
Affected technologies (5)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47480
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51284
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026497
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-005
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14197
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47480
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51284
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026497
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-005
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14197
Raw JSON (NVD)
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