Is CVE-2011-1972 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-1972 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-1972?

CVE-2011-1972 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2011-1972

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 22.2%EU EUVD

Microsoft Visio 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2, and 2010 Gold and SP1 does not properly validate objects in memory during Visio file parsing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file, aka "pStream Release RCE Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 22.2% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-1966)
Published: August 10, 2011
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-1966 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / visio
microsoft / visio
microsoft / visio
microsoft / visio
microsoft / visio
microsoft / visio

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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