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CVE-2012-0158

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The (1) ListView, (2) ListView2, (3) TreeView, and (4) TreeView2 ActiveX controls in MSCOMCTL.OCX in the Common Controls in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2003 Web Components SP3; SQL Server 2000 SP4, 2005 SP4, and 2008 SP2, SP3, and R2; BizTalk Server 2002 SP1; Commerce Server 2002 SP4, 2007 SP2, and 2009 Gold and R2; Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP2; and Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (a) web site, (b) Office document, or (c) .rtf file that triggers "system state" corruption, as exploited in the wild in April 2012, aka "MSCOMCTL.OCX RCE Vulnerability."

CVSS 8.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

8.8/10

General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?

Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
Technical severity: CVSS 8.8: +1.32
Fresh EPSS: 99.98%: +0.50

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 12 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)

0/100

Press, 30 days (60%)

0/100

Grounded branding (15%)

0/100

HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Computer Weekly

Press · 13 May 2020, 07:00 · Nation state APT groups prefer old, unpatched vulnerabilities - Computer Weekly

Help Net Security

Press · 06 Feb 2020, 08:00 · Which vulnerabilities were most exploited by cybercriminals in 2019? - Help Net Security

www.trendmicro.com

Press · 22 Aug 2019, 07:00 · Asruex Backdoor Infects Files Via Old Vulnerabilities - www.trendmicro.com

Cisco Talos Blog

Press · 14 Aug 2017, 07:00 · When combining exploits for added effect goes wrong - Cisco Talos Blog

Google Cloud

Press · 20 May 2016, 07:00 · How RTF malware evades static signature-based detection - Google Cloud

See all 12 source documents

Unit 42

Press · 14 Mar 2016, 07:00 · Digital Quartermaster Scenario Demonstrated in Attacks Against the Mongolian Government - Unit 42

Virus Bulletin

Press · 31 Oct 2014, 07:00 · CVE-2012-0158 continues to be used in targeted attacks - Virus Bulletin

Infosecurity Magazine

Press · 05 Sep 2014, 07:00 · New York Times Hackers Retool for New Onslaught - Infosecurity Magazine

Securelist

Press · 06 Aug 2013, 07:00 · The curious case of a CVE-2012-0158 exploit - Securelist

Securelist

Press · 17 Jan 2013, 08:00 · “Red October”. Detailed Malware Description 1. First Stage of Attack - Securelist

McAfee

Press · 23 Apr 2012, 07:00 · CVE-2012-0158 Exploit in the Wild - McAfee

Microsoft

Press · 10 Apr 2012, 07:00 · MS12-027: Enhanced protections regarding ActiveX controls in Microsoft Office documents - Microsoft

Score evolution

● Hype ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.8 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

Source entries and unverified repository candidates are counted separately.

Public exploit evidence

exploitdb #18780 2012-04-25

Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence: Exploitation recorded
Priority basis: Recorded exploitation; CVSS 8.8; EPSS 100.0%
Attention, last 30 days: 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential: network access, no prior privileges, user interaction.
Observed activity: Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale: Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis: Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:57:28.740603+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

First press mention

10 Apr 2012, 07:00

Published

10 Apr 2012, 21:00

Latest press mention

13 May 2020, 07:00

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

03 Nov 2021, 00:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:57

PoCs on GitHub

1 repositories