CVE-2012-0009

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 17.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-01-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager configuration in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a file with an embedded packaged object, aka "Object Packager Insecure Executable Launching Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/45189
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51297
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026494
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-002
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14393
http://secunia.com/advisories/45189
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51297
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026494
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-002
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14393

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