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CVE-2012-1856

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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."

CVSS 8.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE

0.0/10

REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY

8.7/10

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: 72.03%: +0.36

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

Sources: 6 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

Unit 42

Press · 05 Nov 2018, 08:00 · Inception Attackers Target Europe with Year-old Office Vulnerability - Unit 42

Cisco Talos Blog

Press · 23 May 2017, 07:00 · Modified Zyklon and plugins from India - Cisco Talos Blog

Hackread

Press · 08 Feb 2016, 08:00 · New Malware Targets Skype Users, Saves Screenshots, Records Conversations - Hackread

Unit 42

Press · 24 Aug 2015, 07:00 · RTF Exploit Installs Italian RAT: uWarrior - Unit 42

McAfee

Press · 07 Jul 2015, 07:00 · Threat Actors Use Encrypted Office Binary Format to Evade Detection - McAfee

See all 6 source documents

Securelist

Press · 25 Sep 2013, 07:00 · The Icefog APT: A Tale of Cloak and Three Daggers - Securelist

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 8.7 (2026-11-02 15:12). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

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 72.0%
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 13:57:29.649545+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline

Published

15 Aug 2012, 01:00

First press mention

25 Sep 2013, 07:00

Latest press mention

05 Nov 2018, 08:00

Added to the CISA KEV catalog

03 Mar 2022, 00:00

Score calculated

05 Nov 2026, 13:57