CVE-2012-1661

Exp

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.

Published: 2012-07-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-1661 is rated High Exploit Risk (91.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 23.83%, 98th percentile). 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +23.12% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-1661

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19138 exploit_db edb 2012-06-14 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1661

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 0.72% 23.83% +23.12%
2 2026-06-03 1.21% 0.72% -0.49%
3 2026-03-29 — 1.21% —

Full EPSS history (32 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1661

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1661

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1661

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
esri arcmap <= 10.0.2.3200 cpe:2.3:a:esri:arcmap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1661

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