CVE-2012-4792VulnerabilityPublished 07/23/2024Updated 10/24/2026
CVE-2012-4792: Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Affects Microsoft Internet ExplorerSource CISA KEV
Severity
HighNo CVSS score published yet
- Exploitation
Actively exploited – in CISA KEV since 07/23/2024
- KEV deadline
- 08/13/2024
- EPSS
- 78.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 99% of CVEs
What to do
CISA required action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as demonstrated by a CDwnBindInfo object.