CVE-2012-0009
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager configuration in Microsoft...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager configuration in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a file with an embedded packaged object, aka "Object Packager Insecure Executable Launching Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager configuration in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a file with an embedded packaged object, aka "Object Packager Insecure Executable Launching Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0009- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager configuration in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a file with an embedded packaged object, aka "Object Packager Insecure Executable Launching Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0009- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0050 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager configuration in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a file with an embedded packaged object, aka "Object Packager Insecure Executable Launching Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-0050- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-27p8-g8h7-jj37 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager configuration in Microsoft...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Windows Object Packager configuration in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Server 2003 SP2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the current working directory, as demonstrated by a directory that contains a file with an embedded packaged object, aka "Object Packager Insecure Executable Launching Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-27p8-g8h7-jj37- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0009 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows Xp, published January 10, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-002
securityfocus.com/bid/51297
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-010A.html
securitytracker.com/id?1026494
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14393
secunia.com/advisories/45189
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0009
github.com/advisories/GHSA-27p8-g8h7-jj37