Is CVE-2012-1661 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-1661 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-1661?

CVE-2012-1661 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-1661

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 23.8%EU EUVD

ESRI ArcMap 9 and ArcGIS 10.0.2.3200 and earlier does not properly prompt users before executing embedded VBA macros, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary VBA code via a crafted map (.mxd) file.

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-94
EPSS score: 23.8% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-1671)
Published: July 12, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-1671 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

esri / arcmap

References

http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113644/ESRI-ArcMap-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html(Exploit)
http://www.cs.umb.edu/~joecohen/exploits/CVE-2012-1661/(Exploit)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19138(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.osvdb.org/82986(Broken Link)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027170(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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