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CVE-2012-4969

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-06-08 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

Published2012-09-18
WeaknessCWE-416

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the CMshtmlEd::Exec function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, as exploited in the wild in September 2012.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2012-09-1810:39CVE publishedNVD
2022-06-08Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
2022-06-08Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
2022-06-08Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
2025-02-0421:20SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2012-4969?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2012-4969?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Microsoft internet explorerversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
6.x	= 6	no fix published	NVD
7.x	= 7	no fix published	NVD
8.x	= 8	no fix published	NVD
9.x	= 9	no fix published	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-06-22

Advisories and patches

technet.microsoft.comPatch · Vendor Advisory

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: EDB-21840
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added: 2022-06-08
Patch Due Date: 2022-06-22
Ransomware Use: Unknown
Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

CISA KEVKEV entry2022-06-08
GCVEexploitation2022-06-08
CISA-ADPSSVC decisionactive2025-02-04
OpenCVESSVC decisionactive—
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.18.12025-02-04
NVDCVSS 3.18.1read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-4162025-02-04
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-416read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score80.3 %read 2026-10-23
Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2012-09-18
Last Modified: 2026-06-16
NVD status: Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-4969?

Is CVE-2012-4969 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2012-4969 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-06-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4969?

CVE-2012-4969 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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