# CVE-2012-0158: Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> CVE-2012-0158: Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2012-0158
Last updated: 2025-10-22T00:05:47Z

- Published: 2012-04-10 21:00 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-22 00:05 UTC · Assigner: microsoft
- CVSS: 8.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 100.0%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2021-11-03, federal due date 2022-05-03, ransomware use: Known

## Description

The (1) ListView, (2) ListView2, (3) TreeView, and (4) TreeView2 ActiveX controls in MSCOMCTL.OCX in the Common Controls in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2003 Web Components SP3; SQL Server 2000 SP4, 2005 SP4, and 2008 SP2, SP3, and R2; BizTalk Server 2002 SP1; Commerce Server 2002 SP4, 2007 SP2, and 2009 Gold and R2; Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP2; and Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (a) web site, (b) Office document, or (c) .rtf file that triggers "system state" corruption, as exploited in the wild in April 2012, aka "MSCOMCTL.OCX RCE Vulnerability."

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Microsoft: MSCOMCTL.OCX

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0158)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0158)
- [http://opensources.info/comment-on-the-curious-case-of-a-cve-2012-0158-exploit-by-chris-pierce/](http://opensources.info/comment-on-the-curious-case-of-a-cve-2012-0158-exploit-by-chris-pierce/)
- [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-027](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-027)
- [https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74372](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74372)
- [https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15462](https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%253Aorg.mitre.oval%253Adef%253A15462)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52911](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52911)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026899](http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026899)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026900](http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026900)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026902](http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026902)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026903](http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026903)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026904](http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026904)
- [http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026905](http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026905)
- [http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html](http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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