CVE-2012-0008
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1, 2010, and 2010 SP1...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1, 2010, and 2010 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse add-in in an unspecified directory, aka "Visual Studio Add-In Vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1, 2010, and 2010 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse add-in in an unspecified directory, aka "Visual Studio Add-In Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0008- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1, 2010, and 2010 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse add-in in an unspecified directory, aka "Visual Studio Add-In Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2012-0008- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0049 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1, 2010, and 2010 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse add-in in an unspecified directory, aka "Visual Studio Add-In Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2012-0049- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q9c6-m9p3-3gc7 No score
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1, 2010, and 2010 SP1...
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1, 2010, and 2010 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse add-in in an unspecified directory, aka "Visual Studio Add-In Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-q9c6-m9p3-3gc7- 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-2012-0008 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Microsoft Visual Studio, published March 13, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/48396
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-021
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73537
securityfocus.com/bid/52329
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-073A.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15081
securitytracker.com/id?1026792
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0008
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q9c6-m9p3-3gc7