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critical 9.3

CVE-2012-1661 in the critical feed json

ESRI ArcMap 9 and ArcGIS 10.0.2.3200 and earlier does not properly prompt users before executing embedded VBA macros, which allows user-ass…

published 2012-07-12 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-1671

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
23.8%
EPSS 23.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-19138)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

23.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-19138 ESRI ArcGIS 10.0.x / ArcMap 9 - Arbitrary Code Execution local, 2012-06-14
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113644/ESRI-ArcMap-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • cs.umb.edu http://www.cs.umb.edu/~joecohen/exploits/CVE-2012-1661/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027170 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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