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CVE-2012-1879

HIGH · CVSS 8.1EPSS 19.6%EU EUVD

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by attempting to access an undefined memory location, aka "insertAdjacentText Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Key facts

CVSS score
8.1 (v3.1)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94
EPSS score
19.6% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-1889)
Published
June 12, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-1889 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • microsoft / internet explorer
  • microsoft / internet explorer
  • microsoft / internet explorer
  • microsoft / internet explorer
  • microsoft / windows 2003 server
  • microsoft / windows 2003 server
  • microsoft / windows 7
  • microsoft / windows 7
  • microsoft / windows 7
  • microsoft / windows 7
  • microsoft / windows 7
  • microsoft / windows server 2003
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows server 2008
  • microsoft / windows vista
  • microsoft / windows xp
  • microsoft / windows xp

References

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

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