CVE-2012-1856

Microsoft Office MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
72.0%
EPSS
99%
Percentile
Yes
Known exploited
0
APAC news · 90d
Summary

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.

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Office
Added to KEV
Mar 3, 2022
Remediation due
Mar 24, 2022 (US federal deadline)
Ransomware use
Not known
Weakness
CWE-94
EPSS
72.0% as of Nov 12
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Actors named alongside it:
none
Incidents exploiting it:
  • none recorded