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CVE-2012-1661

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 23.83% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-07-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 23.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2012-1661
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
23.83%

Original NVD Description

ESRI ArcMap 9 and ArcGIS 10.0.2.3200 and earlier does not properly prompt users before executing embedded VBA macros, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary VBA code via a crafted map (.mxd) file.