CVE-2012-1661

high

Description

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.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2012-1671

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027170

http://www.osvdb.org/82986

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19138

http://www.cs.umb.edu/~joecohen/exploits/CVE-2012-1661/

http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/113644/ESRI-ArcMap-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-07-12

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H