Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Gold and SP1 does not properly validate attributes in Visio files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "VSD File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-0018 is rated High Risk (66.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 53.67%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 65.29% | 53.67% | -11.62% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 53.67% | 65.29% | +11.62% |
| 3 | 2025-03-19 | — | 53.67% | — |
Full EPSS history (19 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | visio_viewer | 2010 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_viewer:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | visio_viewer | 2010 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_viewer:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |