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CVE-2012-1661
ESRI ArcMap 9 and ArcGIS 10.0.2.3200 and earlier does not properly prompt users before executing embedded VBA macros, which allows…
High9.3EPSS 23.8%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 23.8% · top 2.2% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 19138 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113644/ESRI-ArcMap-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.cs.umb.edu/~joecohen/exploits/CVE-2012-1661/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1027170 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 82986 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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