CVE-2012-1661
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 23.83% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 14 June 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- esri/arcmap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 23.8% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113644/ESRI-ArcMap-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.htmlExploit
- http://www.cs.umb.edu/~joecohen/exploits/CVE-2012-1661/Exploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19138Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.osvdb.org/82986Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027170Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113644/ESRI-ArcMap-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.htmlExploit
- http://www.cs.umb.edu/~joecohen/exploits/CVE-2012-1661/Exploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19138Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.osvdb.org/82986Broken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027170Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.