CVE-2012-4792

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-07-23. Federal remediation due 2024-08-13.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

78.82% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 99.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2012-12-30 18:00Z13 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-10-22 00:05Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2012-09-06

Assigning CNA

microsoft

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.1

Document digest

a8b44098087560911545ecdaf99590d3f4f2aa01600af4c738212a60750e93da

• www.us-cert.govTA13-008Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-008A.htmlthird-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
• docs.microsoft.comMS13-008https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-008vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
• www.kb.cert.orgVU#154201http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/154201third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
• github.comhttps://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cbutton_uaf.rbx_refsource_MISC
• labs.alienvault.comhttp://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/just-another-water-hole-campaign-using-an-internet-explorer-0day/x_refsource_MISC
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119168/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-CDwnBindInfo-Object-Use-After-Free.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• eromang.zataz.comhttp://eromang.zataz.com/2012/12/29/attack-and-ie-0day-informations-used-against-council-on-foreign-relations/x_refsource_MISC
• oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:16361https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16361vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
• www.us-cert.govTA13-015Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-015A.htmlthird-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
• blog.fireeye.comhttp://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/12/council-foreign-relations-water-hole-attack-details.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• blogs.technet.comhttp://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/29/new-vulnerability-affecting-internet-explorer-8-users.aspxx_refsource_CONFIRM
• technet.microsoft.comhttp://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2794220x_refsource_CONFIRM
• blogs.technet.comhttp://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2012/12/31/microsoft-quot-fix-it-quot-available-for-internet-explorer-6-7-and-8.aspxx_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-4792government-resource