Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document that is not properly handled during a "Print table of links" print operation, aka "Print Feature Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-0168 is rated Moderate Risk (59.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 18.30%, 97th 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 | 2026-06-15 | 45.62% | 18.30% | -27.32% |
| 2 | 2025-12-28 | 43.28% | 45.62% | +2.34% |
| 3 | 2025-12-27 | — | 43.28% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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4.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 6 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 7 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 8 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_explorer | 9 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/81126 | Broken Link |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026901 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-023 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74379 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15577 | Tool Signature |