{"id":"CVE-2012-1889","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-1889","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:04:26.351Z","title":"Microsoft XML Core Services Memory Corruption Vulnerability","description":"Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 accesses uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.","published":"2012-06-13T04:46:46.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:40:30.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["microsoft/xml core services"],"epss":{"score":0.83516,"percentile":0.99681,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-06-08","dueDate":"2022-06-22","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1889"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2012-06-16","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":19186,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft XML Core Services - MSXML Uninitialized Memory Corruption (MS12-043) (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19186","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/19186.rb","file":"exploits/windows/remote/19186.rb","published":"2012-06-16","added":"2012-06-16","updated":"2012-06-16","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2012-1889","OSVDB-82873","MS12-043"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2719615"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 22 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2719615","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-174A.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-043","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15195","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2719615","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-174A.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-192A.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-043","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15195","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1889","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1889","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}