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CVE-2012-0151: Microsoft Windows Authenticode Signature Verification Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-06-08
• EPSS: 87.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-04-10 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The Authenticode Signature Verification function in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows 8 Consumer Preview does not properly validate the digest of a signed portable executable (PE) file, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified file with additional content, aka "WinVerifyTrust Signature Validation Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2, r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
• Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

• http://osvdb.org/81135
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48581
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026906
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-024
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15594
• http://osvdb.org/81135
• http://secunia.com/advisories/48581
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026906
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-024
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15594

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