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CVE-2012-2539

7.8
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
84.41%
HIGH RiskEPSS (99th percentile)
KEV

Microsoft Word 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 SP1; Word Viewer; Office Compatibility Pack SP2 and SP3; and Office Web Apps 2010 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted RTF data, aka "Word RTF 'listoverridecount' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Published: 12/12/2012
Modified: 4/22/2026
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ACTIVELY EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

This vulnerability is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

Vulnerability Name:

Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor / Product:

Microsoft Word

Required Action:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due Date: 4/18/2022(OVERDUE)
Added to KEV:

3/28/2022

Notes:

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2539

Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

7.8HIGH

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

CVSS v2 Score

9.3

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

84.41%HIGH Exploitation Risk
99th percentile

This vulnerability has a 84.41% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

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