CVE-2012-1545

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9, and 10 Consumer Preview, allows remote attackers to bypass Protected Mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging access to a Low integrity process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012.

Published: 2012-03-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-1545 is rated Moderate Risk (62.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 20.09%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +13.07% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1545

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 7.02% 20.09% +13.07%
2 2026-03-29 8.15% 7.02% -1.13%
3 2026-02-17 — 8.15% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1545

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1545

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1545

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft ie 10 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:10:consumer_preview:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.00.2462.0000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.2462.0000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.00.2479.0006 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.2479.0006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0.2600 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.00.2600.0000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.2600.0000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0.2800 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2800:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0.2800.1106 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2800.1106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.00.2800.1106 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.2800.1106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0.2900 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0.2900.2180 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900.2180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.00.2900.2180 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.2900.2180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.00.3663.0000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.3663.0000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.00.3718.0000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.3718.0000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.00.3790.0000 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.3790.0000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.00.3790.1830 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.3790.1830:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 6.00.3790.3959 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.00.3790.3959:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 7.0.5730 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0.5730:unknown:gold:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 7.0.5730.11 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0.5730.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 7.00.5730.1100 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.00.5730.1100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 7.00.6000.16386 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.00.6000.16386:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 7.00.6000.16441 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.00.6000.16441:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 8.0.6001 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8.0.6001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 8.0.6001 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8.0.6001:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft internet_explorer 9 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1545

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