CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1. It affects Microsoft. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 19.6% 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.
Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution
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CVE
CVE-2012-1879
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.1
EPSS
19.58%
Microsoft
Original NVD Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by attempting to access an undefined memory location, aka "insertAdjacentText Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."