CVE-2012-0151

The Authenticode Signature Verification function in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows...

7.8 HighIn KEV

The Authenticode Signature Verification function in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, and Windows 8 Consumer Preview does not properly validate the digest of a signed portable executable (PE) file, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified file with additional content, aka "WinVerifyTrust Signature Validation Vulnerability."

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

87.7%Up 25.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2012-0151
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

Record: CVE-2012-0151
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-0189 7.8

Record: EUVD-2012-0189
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-99qx-cj76-9w2h 7.8

The Authenticode Signature Verification function in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows...

Record: GHSA-99qx-cj76-9w2h
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Microsoft Windows Authenticode Signature Verification Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

The Authenticode Signature Verification function in Microsoft Windows (WinVerifyTrust) does not properly validate the digest of a signed portable executable (PE) file, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute code.

Record: CVE-2012-0151
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2012-0151 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows, published April 10, 2012. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since June 8, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since June 8, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 87.7%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.