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CVE-2012-1545

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 19.1%EU EUVD

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9, and 10 Consumer Preview, allows remote attackers to bypass Protected Mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging access to a Low integrity process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012.

Key facts

CVSS score
5.8 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119
EPSS score
19.1% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-1563)
Published
March 9, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-1563 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • microsoft / ie
  • microsoft / internet explorer
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References

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

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