Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2012-0158

TLP:CLEAR

Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution, allowing an attacker to take complete control of an affected system under the context of the current user.

Facts

  • Vendor: Microsoft
  • Product: MSCOMCTL.OCX
  • CVSS: 8.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 100 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 3 November 2021
  • First known exploitation: 3 November 2021
  • Used in ransomware campaigns (per CISA): Yes
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 3 May 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-94
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 3 November 2021

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD