CVE-2012-1851 in the critical feed json
Format string vulnerability in the Print Spooler service in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, W…
published 2012-08-15 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-1861
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 65.6%
- EPSS 65.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.2%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Format string vulnerability in the Print Spooler service in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted response, aka "Print Spooler Service Format String Vulnerability."
Exploit prediction
65.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-054
vendor-advisory
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15531
vdb-entry, signature
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-1851
- NVD CVE-2012-1851
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.