CVE-2012-4969

high Microsoft ⚠️ CISA KEV — Exploited in the Wild
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
91.8%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 0% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: September 18, 2012 (4986 days ago)
Last Modified: April 21, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

⚠️ CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

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

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the CMshtmlEd::Exec function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, as exploited in the wild in September 2012.

CWE

CWE-416

Affected Products

microsoft internet explorer

References

🔗 blog.vulnhunt.com 🔗 dev.metasploit.com 🔗 eromang.zataz.com 🔗 technet.microsoft.com 🔗 www.kb.cert.org