CVE-2012-1889

high Microsoft ⚠️ CISA KEV — Exploited in the Wild
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
93.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 0% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: June 13, 2012 (5084 days ago)
Last Modified: April 22, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

⚠️ CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV: 2022-06-08
Remediation Due: 2022-06-22 (⚠ 1423d overdue)

Description

Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 accesses uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

CWE

CWE-787

Affected Products

microsoft xml core services

References

🔗 technet.microsoft.com 🔗 www.us-cert.gov 🔗 www.us-cert.gov 🔗 docs.microsoft.com 🔗 oval.cisecurity.org