VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-0151

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability87.72%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2012-04-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Authenticode Signature Verification Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Microsoft / Windows

Description

The Authenticode Signature Verification function in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows 8 Consumer Preview does not properly validate the digest of a signed portable executable (PE) file, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified file with additional content, aka "WinVerifyTrust Signature Validation Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references