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CVE-2012-0169

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 30.4% 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-94

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing a deleted object, aka "JScript9 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 9

References

• http://osvdb.org/81127
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52902
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026901
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-023
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74380
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15611
• http://osvdb.org/81127
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52902
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026901
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-023

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