CVE-2012-0013

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the Windows Packager configuration in Microsoft Windows XP...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the Windows Packager configuration in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted ClickOnce application in a Microsoft Office document, related to .application files, aka "Assembly Execution Vulnerability."

Exploit likelihood

73.9%Down 16.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2012-0013
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-0013
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-0054 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-0054
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fcv4-86qf-2h62 No score

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the Windows Packager configuration in Microsoft Windows XP...

Record: GHSA-fcv4-86qf-2h62
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows - Assembly Execution (MS12-005)	2012-01-14
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Office - ClickOnce Unsafe Object Package Handling (MS12-005) (Metasploit)	2012-06-11
Metasploit	MS12-005 Microsoft Office ClickOnce Unsafe Object Package Handling Vulnerability	2012-01-10

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-0013 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Microsoft Windows 7, published January 10, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 73.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.