CVE-2012-4969

8.1

CVSS
High

PUBLISHED

Use-after-free vulnerability in the CMshtmlEd::Exec function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 allows remote attackers to...

Exploited in the wild Remote No user interaction

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Internet Explorer
Published: Sep 18, 2012
EPSS: —

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the CMshtmlEd::Exec function in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, as exploited in the wild in September 2012.

cisa metasploit

CVSS scores

CVSS v3.1 8.1 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 9.3

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitation status

Exploited in the wild

Recorded 2022-06-08 00:00:00 UTC · Source

SSVC decision points

Exploitation: active
Automatable: No
Technical impact: total

References

Known exploited vulnerability sources

Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.

Source	Added
CISA	Jun 08, 2022

Scanner integrations

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_execcommand_uaf.rb	Apr 28, 2025

Potential proof of concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

ie_execcommand_uaf

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2012-4969

Vulnerability detail