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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-0158

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0158)
Published: Nov 3, 2021  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution, allowing an attacker to take complete control of an affected system under the context of the current user.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX contains a critical remote code execution vulnerability allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code with user privileges. This vulnerability affects multiple Microsoft Office versions and Windows systems, enabling complete system compromise.

📄 Description (Arabic)

ثغرة حرجة في مكون Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX تسمح بتنفيذ أكواد برمجية بعيدة دون تحقق كافٍ. يمكن للمهاجمين استغلال هذه الثغرة من خلال ملفات Office مصابة أو محتوى ويب ضار. تؤثر الثغرة على جميع أنظمة Windows التي تحتوي على المكون المتأثر.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

ثغرة حرجة في Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX تسمح بتنفيذ أكواد بعيدة وتمنح المهاجمين السيطرة الكاملة على الأنظمة المتأثرة. تؤثر هذه الثغرة على إصدارات متعددة من Microsoft Office وأنظمة Windows.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 30, 2026 07:11
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking government healthcare telecom energy
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Apply Microsoft security patches immediately. Disable MSCOMCTL.OCX if not required. Update to patched versions of Microsoft Office and Windows. Implement application whitelisting and restrict user privileges. Monitor for suspicious MSCOMCTL.OCX activity.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
تطبيق تحديثات الأمان من Microsoft فوراً. تعطيل MSCOMCTL.OCX إذا لم يكن مطلوباً. تحديث إصدارات Microsoft Office وWindows. تطبيق قائمة التطبيقات المسموحة وتقييد صلاحيات المستخدمين. مراقبة نشاط MSCOMCTL.OCX المريب.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A1.1 A1.2 A2.1 A3.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.BE-1 PR.IP-1 PR.IP-7 DE.CM-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.2.1 A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1 A.18.1.3
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Microsoft:MSCOMCTL.OCX
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS94.30%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-05-03
Published 2021-11-03
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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