CVE-2012-0151
High 7.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Microsoft Windows Authenticode Signature Verification Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
The Authenticode Signature Verification function in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows 8 Consumer Preview does not properly validate the digest of a signed portable executable (PE) file, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified file with additional content, aka "WinVerifyTrust Signature Validation Vulnerability."
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 88% (percentile: 100) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-20
Affected products
microsoft: windows 7; microsoft: windows server 2003; microsoft: windows server 2008; microsoft: windows vista; microsoft: windows xp
References
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-0… PatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-0… PatchVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/81135 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48581 Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026906 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%… Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/81135 Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48581 Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026906 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry