CVE Database · CVE-2012-4969
CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
81.72%
Published
Sep 18, 2012
Modified
Apr 21, 2026
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added: 2022-06-08 · Due: 2022-06-22
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Public PoC / Exploit (2)
All weaponized →Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
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.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeaknesses (CWE)
Affected Products (44)
References (20)